Meddowes Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Meddowes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meddowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Meddowes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meddowes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Meddowes occurs most in Scotland. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meddowes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meddowes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meddowes is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meddowes are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Meddowes is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland it is most common in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Scotland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medowes931/
Meadowes889/
Maddowes880/
Medowe861/
Medoes861/
Medower8020/
Meadoes803/
Meddous802/
Meddies801/
Meddeis801/
Meadowe801/
Medoe7715/
Medovets7538/
Meydouwe752/
Meidouwe752/
Medouwey751/
Middower750/
Medoye71472/
Medeus71296/
Midoes71206/
Medous71149/
Meddou7126/
Medawe7118/
Meddey7116/
Medues7113/
Meddae7112/
Meddye7112/
Meddee719/
Medois717/
Meddea714/
Meddie714/
Medeas713/
Meadoe712/
Midowe712/
Medove712/
Medeis711/
Meddoa711/
Medies711/
Meddouche711/
Medowi711/
Medoie711/
Meddei711/
Meduoye671,408/
Medhous67145/
Medoway6719/
Medgoue6717/
Medawis6717/
Maddeys6716/
Medeios6711/
Hmeddou679/
Maddous678/
Meddouh678/
Meddoud678/
Medouye677/
Medoush676/
Medojee674/
Meadous674/
Meudoye673/
Mehdawe673/
Medawer673/
Maidowe671/
Medovie671/
Medawet671/
Medouie671/
Medeias671/
Mediyos671/
Medovys671/
Medayes671/
Medeyse671/
Medouce671/
Miedoue671/
Medawie671/
Medaids671/
Medowitsch671/
Medouwa671/
Medeats671/
Maddeus670/
Medouse670/
Meddoux670/
Maddeis670/
Meadaes670/
Meadeas670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meddowes
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