Medeh Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Medeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Medeh (25) may also be a first name.
Medeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Medeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﻩ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Medeh are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Medeh is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 25 people.
Medeh is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 50 percent live, Cross River, where 26 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medeh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺪﻩ | mdh | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medeh
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