Medel Surname

12,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Medel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21,6091:5,744714
Chile8,0881:2,178389
Philippines7,2561:13,9521,491
United States3,1691:114,37612,366
Spain2,3631:19,7852,177
Argentina1,0341:41,3383,470
Cuba2221:51,9042,096
Belarus1751:54,2929,248
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France1451:458,08865,490
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Peru451:706,31416,453
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Colombia341:1,405,12010,559
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Austria251:340,61736,996
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
England91:6,190,895170,599
India51:153,413,076951,030
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Medel (5,877) may also be a first name.

Medel Last Name Facts

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

Medel (Marathi: मेडेल, Russian: Медель) is most common in Mexico. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Medel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,463rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,705 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Medel live; 54 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 86,858th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,877 people.

The last name Medel is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 21,609 people, or 1 in 5,744. In Mexico Medel is most frequent in: Puebla, where 24 percent live, Guanajuato, where 14 percent live and Veracruz, where 12 percent live. Beside Mexico this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 16 percent live.

Medel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Medel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medel surname expanded 19,806 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Medel are 41.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Medel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,389 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.15% less than the national average, earning $15,403,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $36,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $54,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maedel91516/
Meidel91487/
Medell91310/
Miedel91260/
Mediel91199/
Mehdel9197/
Meedel9142/
Meddel9123/
Meydel9111/
Moedel917/
Meadel914/
Meduel912/
Mesdel911/
Meudel911/
Medeul911/
Mejdel911/
Medl89453/
Meidell83484/
Meudell8354/
Mejdell8345/
Moeddel8336/
Meidele8329/
Meydell8318/
Meadele834/
Maedell831/
Meadell831/
Mheidel831/
Mechdel831/
Meddell830/
Model804,897/
Miedl801,646/
Madel801,617/
Meidl801,420/
Midel80853/
Mädel80639/
Medil80475/
Moedl80148/
Maedl8077/
Mydel8057/
Meadl8018/
Mödel8010/
Medyl809/
Medhl802/
Mehdl801/
Meedl801/
Mahiedel77136/
Medelova7747/
H'Meidel773/
Mechddel771/
Middel732,526/
Modell73807/
Maidel73497/
Madell73385/
Medill73355/
Maddel73257/
Moidel73147/
Midelt73136/
Midell7369/
Maduel7367/
Mydell7361/
Moddel7358/
Möddel7337/
Modael7332/
Midiel7329/
Maydel7328/
Maadel7327/
Mujdel7323/
Mahdel7323/
Madiel7319/
M'Adel7312/
Madeel7310/
Majdel736/
Modiel734/
Miduel734/
Medilh731/
Misdel731/
Modeel731/
Mehdil731/
Médael731/
Medled731/
Modehl731/
Meidil731/
Midael730/
Madoel730/
Medleh730/
Muidel730/
Madl672,829/
Modl671,040/
Mödl67817/
Maduell67249/
Maydell67166/
Moydell6796/
Mädl6794/
Maidell6790/
Midl6785/
M'Aidel6750/
Medlová6742/
Majdell6733/
Maaidel6720/
Middell6717/
Mahadel6714/
Moidell6711/
Médl678/
Maddell673/
Maidele673/
Hmedill672/
Mitdell672/
Maiddel671/
Maydiel671/
M'Aydel671/
Mitdoel671/
Moddell671/
Mojdehl671/
M'Aïdel671/
Majdeel671/
Maideel671/
Medlova671/
Mitdiel670/
Madoell670/

Medel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medel in the Marathi language
मेडेलmedela-
Medel in the Russian language
Медельmedel-

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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 Medel
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