Medeiros Surname
Approximately 324,198 people bear this surname
Medeiros Surname User-submission:
The surname Medeiros has two possible origins.
It comes from a place called Medeiros. Thus, the people who resided in this place were nicknamed de Medeiros, as a way of being recognized inside and outside the village. Over time, Medeiros was recognized as a surname and passed on to the descendants of the village.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 275,632 | 1:777 | 97 |
| United States | 22,820 | 1:15,883 | 2,024 |
| Portugal | 10,879 | 1:958 | 164 |
| Canada | 6,256 | 1:5,890 | 853 |
| Angola | 4,733 | 1:5,702 | 788 |
| Uruguay | 957 | 1:3,586 | 421 |
| France | 608 | 1:109,248 | 16,273 |
| Spain | 518 | 1:90,255 | 7,581 |
| Bolivia | 362 | 1:29,327 | 2,022 |
| Argentina | 237 | 1:180,352 | 15,113 |
| England | 204 | 1:273,128 | 21,453 |
| Thailand | 143 | 1:493,974 | 86,347 |
| Bermuda | 94 | 1:694 | 103 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| Paraguay | 60 | 1:120,612 | 2,672 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Chile | 43 | 1:409,685 | 11,039 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 36 | 1:4,928 | 395 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Venezuela | 31 | 1:974,325 | 14,902 |
| Italy | 31 | 1:1,972,796 | 88,569 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Medeiros (114) may also be a first name.
Medeiros Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Medeiros has two possible origins.
It comes from a place called Medeiros. Thus, the people who resided in this place were nicknamed de Medeiros, as a way of being recognized inside and outside the village. Over time, Medeiros was recognized as a surname and passed on to the descendants of the village.
The surname may be a derivation of meda, meaning 'stacked' or 'heaped'. It is understood that the patriarch of this family practiced the occupation of forklift or lived near something that alludes to objects or food stacked.
- crismdrsMedeiros is a Portuguese surname, coming from the word medas in existence in both Portuguese and Spanish languages, meaning 'haystacks', a medeiro would henceforth be a 'field (full) of haystacks', and thus medeiros the plural form of it. Most probable variant of Spanish origin has the suffix -ero(s) in it.
- leevallittoThe Medeiros surname comes from the word medeiros, a plural of medeiro, a place with medas (heaps of bundled wheat, straw), arranged in a closely conical shape and supported by a vertical pole.
- José Aurélio Medeiros da LuzMedeiros Demographics
Medeiros Political Affiliation
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Medeiros Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medeiros Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Medeiros (Arabic: مديروس) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Medeiros? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,693rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,479 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Medeiros live; 86 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 114 people.
Medeiros is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 275,632 people, or 1 in 777. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live and Rio Grande do Norte, where 8 percent live. Other than Brazil it exists in 98 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Portugal, where 3 percent live.
Medeiros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Medeiros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medeiros surname expanded 380,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Medeiros Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Medeiros surname are 44.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.86% being registered with the political party.
The amount Medeiros earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.67% more than the national average, earning R 426,960 per year; in United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,543 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medeiros Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medeiros in the Arabic language | ||
| مديروس | mdyrws | - |
| ماديروس | madyrws | - |
| ميديروس | mydyrws | - |
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Medeiros Reference & Research
Medeiros DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Medeiros FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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