Medenu Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Medenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Medenu Last Name Facts

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

Medenu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Medenu.

How Common Is The Last Name Medenu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Medenu is the 904,049th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Medenu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Beside Ghana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medenou921,390/
Medenus9241/
Medeenu921/
Madenu83110/
Medanu8312/
Midenu835/
Modenu835/
Medonu832/
Medințu7739/
Medinus7731/
Midenou7729/
Madeanu774/
Maydenu774/
Maddenu773/
Madeenu771/
Médenou771/
Meidingu7111/
Moddienu713/
Medhonou711/
Madanu672,047/
Modanu6771/
Mehedințu6746/
Madonu6710/
Madinu679/
Midonu678/
Modinu678/
Midanu672/
Mehedanui671/
Midinu671/

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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 Medenu
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