Medena Surname

179,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Medena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Medena (165) may also be a first name.

Medena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medena (Bengali: মেদেনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﻧﻪ, Hindi: मेडेना) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,081st most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,058,139 people. Medena occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Medena live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 712,876th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 165 people.

The surname Medena is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Beside Ethiopia this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Medena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medena last name increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medena surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Medena earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning $33,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medenas9221/
Miedena926/
Medeana926/
Medeina925/
Meddena922/
Medesna921/
Mediena921/
Moedena921/
Hmedeina867/
Meddeena861/
Medenash861/
Meidiena861/
Medina831,912,117/
Modena839,268/
Medeni83910/
Midena83758/
Madena83572/
Medyna83436/
Medana83314/
Medona83100/
Medene8373/
Medeno8310/
Medína832/
Medjna831/
Hmeideina801/
H'Medeina801/
H'Medeyna801/
H'Meidena801/
H'Meydena801/
Medenou771,390/
Medinas771,384/
Mediona77872/
Madeena77344/
Maedina77311/
Maddena77291/
Medinat77213/
Meidina77187/
Mediene77157/
Medaina77119/
Medinah77111/
Meydina7780/
Midenga7774/
Miedona7769/
Maedana7767/
Medanha7762/
Medenis7748/
Middena7732/
Medegni7731/
Medinga7730/
Madhena7728/
Medhina7721/
Madoena7718/
Medinaa7717/
Madenah7712/
Meddina7711/
Modeena7710/
Medhene779/
Medinaj778/
Mmedina777/
Meedina776/
Mejdina776/
Maadena775/
Madeina775/
Medonna775/
Maidena775/
Madiena775/
Moedana774/
Mehdene774/
Meidana774/
Medinaz774/
Medjnah773/
Madeana773/
Madeuna773/
Medonha773/
Medener773/
Mejdeni773/
Medenge772/
Medinea772/
Medonah772/
Medinad772/
Miedina772/
Mideana772/
Medieni772/
Medenes771/
Medenos771/
Medenoy771/
Medhana771/
Mideena771/
Mydeena771/
Moddena771/
Medeino771/
Medanea771/
Medisna771/
Medoina771/
Medeneh771/
Medeune771/
Meduina771/
Midenas771/
Moidena771/
Modeana771/
Moedeno771/
Mehdona771/
Medynah771/
Meadeni771/
Madaena771/
Misdena770/
Mechdene71247/
Medenets71201/
Maedanah7128/
Madheena7117/
Madoenha719/
Moddiena717/
Maedinah716/
Hmeidene716/
Modheena715/
Maddeena714/
Muideena714/
Modehina713/
D'Medina713/
Medeinos712/
Mijdenga712/
Mehedyna712/
Maddhena711/
Madhenna711/
Maadeena711/
Meadonea711/
Medhenne711/
Mehdanha711/
Meidinas711/
Mohdeena711/
Hmeidana711/
Hmeidina711/
Medđonaj711/
Meydinga711/
Mehydene711/
Meddynah711/
Medjnnah711/
Moidoena711/
Meedanay711/
Mejdanaj711/
Mejdinaj711/
Medeanis710/
Madina6721,565/
Modina679,425/
Madona673,540/
Medini672,940/
Madana672,509/
Medino672,258/
Medine67948/
Midina67427/
Modana67119/
Midana6756/
Médina6746/
H'Meidana6741/
Modona6728/
Midona6723/
H'Meidina6722/
H'Meidene6711/
Mydyna678/
Medinahah676/
Mideny675/
Mediná674/
Mediņa674/
Moddheena673/
Mideni673/
Medaña673/
Mideno673/
Medıne672/
Medaño672/
Midene672/
H'Medeïne671/
H'Meydana671/
Medinà671/
Midéna671/
Modéna671/
Médana671/
Medjni671/

Medena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medena in the Bengali language
মেদেনাmedena-
Medena in the Hindi language
मेडेनाmedena-
Medena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺪﻧﻪmdnh50
ﻣﺪﻥmdn50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medena
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