Medelyan Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Transnistria
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Medelyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Transnistria1071:4,436777
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Medelyan Last Name Facts

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

Medelyan (Russian: Меделян) occurs more in Transnistria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medelyan? popularity and diffusion

Medelyan is the 1,044,719th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Medelyan reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Transnistria, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 4,436. In Transnistria it is most prevalent in: Rîbnița District, where 46 percent are found, Camenca District, where 39 percent are found and Bender Municipality, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Transnistria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 34 percent are found and Moldova, where 7 percent are found.

Medelyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Medelyan last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Medelyan are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Medelyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medelyan in the Russian language
Меделянmedelan-

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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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  • 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 Medelyan
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