Mede Surname

42,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Mede Surname Definition:

Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.

Mede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti6,4191:1,664255
India1,1531:665,27831,274
Turkey9831:79,1677,233
Nigeria6521:271,69115,466
Tanzania5641:93,8689,360
Indonesia3341:395,95633,634
Hungary2891:33,9663,706
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Slovakia2111:25,2914,255
Ivory Coast1651:139,8266,643
Germany1431:562,97546,225
Philippines1411:718,00272,243
Benin1061:97,50611,150
Solomon Islands981:5,919848
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Malta421:10,245640
Canada411:898,67368,969
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
France141:4,744,480251,814
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Togo91:805,3086,372
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Medè (3), Medé (1), Mède (1) & Médé (6) are calculated separately.

Mede (2,580) may also be a first name.

Mede Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A meadow, a tract of low land; the sense is, extended or flat, depressed land.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Mede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mede (Georgian: მედე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪ, Hindi: मेडे, Marathi: मेडे, Oriya: େମେଡ, Russian: Меде) has its highest incidence in Haiti. It may occur as: Medè, Medé, Mède or Médé. Click here for other potential spellings of Mede.

How Common Is The Last Name Mede? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 42,640th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 596,802 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Mede live; 53 percent live in Caribbean and 53 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Mede is also the 144,896th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 2,580 people.

The last name Mede is most numerous in Haiti, where it is held by 6,419 people, or 1 in 1,664. In Haiti Mede is mostly found in: Ouest, where 47 percent are found, Sud, where 21 percent are found and Centre, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Haiti this last name is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Turkey, where 8 percent are found.

Mede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mede has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mede surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mede surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mede earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 25.66% less than the national average, earning $16,877,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.47% less than the national average, earning $40,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medè923/
Medé921/
Mède921/
Meade8940,695/
Meder8911,169/
Medhe897,488/
Medet895,270/
Medes894,324/
Medez893,709/
Meded892,310/
Medge891,696/
Medje891,407/
Medea891,203/
Moede891,190/
Medei891,142/
Medde891,117/
Meide89633/
Mhede89441/
Mesde89406/
Medie89330/
Meude89271/
Medee89259/
Medeu89245/
Medey89134/
Hmede89132/
Miede89124/
Meede89100/
Mgede8986/
Maede8984/
Mehde8962/
Medeh8951/
Medej8933/
Meyde8930/
Mejde895/
Medeš894/
Medep893/
Medeś892/
M'Ede891/
Medeî891/
Medeş891/
Médé836/
Meader803,495/
Meeder801,879/
Meades801,868/
Meedee801,079/
Meider80578/
Hmeide80463/
Meyder80328/
Medder80254/
Medher80242/
Medhet80183/
Meedet80150/
Medieh8085/
Meides8081/
Meddes8080/
Maedhe8075/
Mehdeh8066/
Maedeh8054/
Meedej8038/
Meijde8033/
Medesh8033/
Meideu8025/
Mesdes8021/
Meydes8019/
Hmedeh8016/
Meddey8016/
Meidie8013/
Meidei8013/
Mehdey8013/
Mmedie8012/
Mehdie8010/
Meddeh8010/
Meddee809/
Medeej809/
Hmeïde809/
Meedde808/
Meedhe807/
Miedei807/
Meadee806/
Meddhe806/
Meidhe806/
Medhey806/
Meadea806/
Medech806/
Medeea805/
Meadie805/
Meedes804/
H'Mede804/
Hmeyde804/
Meadhe804/
Meidde804/
Meddea804/
Meadez804/
Maedee804/
Meddie804/
Meudie804/
Måhede804/
Meidea804/
Medeas803/
Medihe803/
Mehdei803/
Meudeu803/
Meadje803/
Medess803/
M'Eide802/
Medhee802/
Medhhe802/
Maedie802/
Mesdez802/
Meedea802/
Mejdeh802/
Meadge801/
Meddet801/
Medeuh801/
Medhea801/
Mehdhe801/
Meidey801/
Hmeade801/
Hmedde801/
Miedie801/
Miedeh801/
Medded801/
Medeis801/
Meddez801/
Medeaz801/
Medeed801/
Medeid801/
Medije801/
Medeïs801/
Mešdej801/
Miedeu801/
Meidet801/
Meidje801/
Mesdey801/
Meshde801/
Mededd801/
Meeded801/
Meedeh801/
Meddei801/
Metdee801/
Mesdei801/
Miedee801/
Meadey800/
Meda7580,714/
Medi7529,714/
Mode7527,021/
Made7526,564/
Medy751,692/
Mide751,272/
Möde75246/
Medj75154/
Mäde7524/
Myde7517/
Medá751/
Mjde751/
H'Meide73575/
Medeová73260/
Meedech73245/
Medeova7335/
H'Meïde7320/
Mehydei736/
Meedeth735/
H'Meyde734/
Messded734/
M'Gedeh734/
Meheder734/
Mehdieh733/
Hmeideh733/
Muheede733/
Meadher732/
Meedeat732/
Meadeth731/
Meddeis731/
Meeddhe731/
Meidhes731/
Meidije731/
H'Medde731/
H'Medhe731/
Meddesh731/
Medeats731/
Medeišė731/
Medesch731/
Medetdh731/
Moedeuh731/
Mehddep731/
Mehedeh731/
Meijdeh731/
H'Meîde731/
Hmeedeh731/
Medetch731/
Medheat731/
Meedesh731/
Meedeyt731/
Medeach731/
Moeydee731/
Meadeas730/
Measdey730/
Meddess730/
Meadess730/
Medeath730/
Meaddes730/
Mehdi67114,183/
Medhi6780,450/
Midde6734,450/
Madey6716,589/
Medha6711,657/
Medda6710,747/
Midet673,894/
Mider673,560/
Modey673,416/
Maide673,006/
Maïde672,792/
Madde672,739/
Midey672,216/
Medio672,027/
Medis671,629/
Mahde671,598/
Mejdi671,498/
Mhade671,489/
Meida671,397/
Madeh671,337/
Madei671,204/
Meddi671,035/
Modde67968/
Madeï67867/
Madee67854/
Medaa67771/
Mhode67742/
Madea67716/
Moide67677/
Madeu67674/
Meidi67507/
Maedi67490/
Meidy67448/
Hmeda67438/
Midei67390/
Midea67350/
Meeda67301/
Modea67291/
Maade67285/
Mideh67279/
Modee67278/
Medai67260/
Hmade67250/
Medht67244/
Meyda67231/
Mehdy67216/
Midez67210/
Meedi67180/
Méder67178/
Medit67172/
Medaj67154/
Mided67146/
Hmedy67126/
Mediz67118/
Möder67114/
Moedi67112/
Mides67107/
Miedi67106/
Meddy67104/
Midep6795/
Medgi6794/
Mieda6791/
Meday6787/
Metdi6786/
Mesdi6781/
Medii6777/
Mejda6766/
Modeh6765/
Hmedi6764/
Meady6761/
Medid6757/
Mydeh6757/
Mayde6753/
Meada6752/
Mediå6752/
Medih6750/
Meadi6749/
Meydi6746/
Miode6740/
Modei6734/
Matde6734/
Mydee6728/
Majde6727/
Mohde6727/
Medoa6724/
Muide6724/
Mmedi6721/
Medeiová6720/
Mujde6719/
Medľa6718/
Midee6717/
Mgide6717/
Myder6716/
Medoy6716/
Medoi6716/
Meudi6714/
Mhide6713/
Mhedi6713/
Moïde6712/
Mgedi6710/
Medij679/
Moyde679/
H'Meidet678/
Medoj678/
Moedy678/
Modeu678/
Medhy677/
Mediy676/
Meïdy676/
Mmade675/
Hmode675/
Meedeach675/
Maedy674/
Misde674/
Hmide674/
Médez674/
Myode674/
Medys674/
H'Meidhe673/
Meïdi673/
Meedy672/
Meudy672/
Medéa672/
Médes672/
Miedy672/
Medyo672/
Møyde672/
Medui672/
Meadeids671/
Mitde671/
Mihde671/
Mesdy671/
Mheda671/
Mydde671/
H'Medhey671/
Medjeher671/
Motde671/
Meddahie671/
Medér671/
Medejova671/
Medejová671/
Medhh671/
Medhj671/
Moîde671/
Meďer671/
Mijde671/
Mideu671/
Mehdh671/
Metda671/
Mydez671/
Mähde671/
Mídez671/
Mhedy671/
Mmeda671/
Mhjde671/
Mydeu671/
Meedetch671/
Moedj671/
Madeî671/
Meadeach670/
Mydey670/

Mede Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mede in the Georgian language
მედეmede-
Mede in the Marathi language
मेडेmede84.43
मेदेmede10.38
मेढेmedhe5.19
Mede in the Hindi language
मेडेmede63.33
मेदेmede25
मेडे़mede5.56
मेड़ेmere5
Mede in the Oriya language
େମେଡemeda60
େମେଦemeda33.33
େମଡemada6.67
Mede in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺪmd37.5
ﻣﺪﺍmda25
ﻣﺪﻩmdh12.5
ﺍﻣﺪamd12.5
ﺃﻣﺪamd12.5
Mede in the Russian language
Медеmede-

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