Medes Surname

107,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Medes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,4171:29,6284,226
Brazil2941:728,14426,643
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Spain1061:441,05723,230
Poland831:457,93746,478
Colombia711:672,8747,889
France541:1,230,050127,496
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
England221:2,532,63991,802
India171:45,121,493474,784
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Medeš (4), Médes (2), Medeś (2) & Medeş (1) are calculated separately.

Medes (519) may also be a first name.

Medes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medes (Marathi: मेडेस) is most common in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant: Medeš, Médes, Medeś or Medeş. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Medes is the 107,811th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,685,371 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Medes reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 370,800th most frequently used given name globally, held by 519 people.

This last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3,417 people, or 1 in 29,628. In The Philippines Medes is most common in: Bicol, where 29 percent live, Western Visayas, where 24 percent live and Calabarzon, where 16 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Medes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medes last name rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medes surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Medes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 41.16% less than the national average, earning $13,357,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning $44,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medeš934/
Médes932/
Medeś932/
Medeş931/
Meades911,868/
Miedes91782/
Medeus91296/
Meides9181/
Meddes9180/
Medese9147/
Medesh9133/
Mesdes9121/
Meydes9119/
Medges9115/
Meedes914/
Medeas913/
Medess913/
Moedes912/
Meudes911/
Medeis911/
Medies911/
Medeïs911/
Mede8912,211/
Medesse83364/
Meddeis831/
Meddies831/
Meidhes831/
Meddesh831/
Medeats831/
Medesch831/
Medetse831/
Medeyse831/
Meedesh831/
Meadeas830/
Meddess830/
Meadess830/
Meaddes830/
Meade8040,695/
Meder8011,169/
Medhe807,488/
Medet805,270/
Medez803,709/
Meded802,310/
Medge801,696/
Modes801,680/
Mades801,657/
Medis801,629/
Medje801,407/
Medea801,203/
Medei801,142/
Medde801,117/
Meide80633/
Mhede80441/
Mesde80406/
Medie80330/
Meude80271/
Medee80259/
Medeu80245/
Medey80134/
Hmede80132/
Miede80124/
Mides80107/
Meede80100/
Mgede8086/
Mehde8062/
Medeh8051/
Medec8042/
Medej8033/
Meyde8030/
Medex8019/
Mejde805/
Medys804/
Medep803/
M'Ede801/
Medeî801/
Medesova772/
Meadeids771/
Medish7316,163/
Meader733,495/
Meeder731,879/
Medice731,292/
Meedee731,079/
Medios73783/
Meider73578/
Hmeide73463/
Meddis73419/
Meyder73328/
Madesh73294/
Madeus73285/
Medder73254/
Medher73242/
Maides73237/
Modeus73188/
Medhet73183/
Meedet73150/
Midões73108/
Madies73104/
Medieh7385/
Mehdeh7366/
Moddes7351/
Meedej7338/
Meijde7333/
Modeas7332/
Madhes7327/
Maddes7325/
Meideu7325/
Mediås7324/
Medise7321/
Modess7320/
Hmedeh7316/
Meddey7316/
Meidie7313/
Meidei7313/
Mehdey7313/
Mmedie7312/
Medais7311/
Mehdie7310/
Meddeh7310/
Madeis7310/
Meddee739/
Mideus739/
Medeej739/
Hmeïde739/
Meedde738/
Medois737/
Meedhe737/
Modesh737/
Miedei737/
Meadee736/
Meddhe736/
Meidhe736/
Medhey736/
Meadea736/
Medech736/
Medeea735/
Meadie735/
Medece735/
H'Mede734/
Hmeyde734/
Meadhe734/
Meidde734/
Meddea734/
Meadez734/
Meddie734/
Moides734/
Meudie734/
Måhede734/
Meidea734/
Middes733/
Medihe733/
Mehdei733/
Meudeu733/
Meadje733/
M'Eide732/
Meddex732/
Medhee732/
Medhhe732/
Maedis732/
Mesdez732/
Mediss732/
Meedea732/
Mideas732/
Mejdeh732/
Mysdes732/
Matdes731/
Meadge731/
Meddet731/
Medeuh731/
Medhea731/
Medyce731/
Mehdhe731/
Meudez731/
Meidey731/
Meidis731/
Muides731/
Hmeade731/
Hmedde731/
Miedie731/
Miedeh731/
Medded731/
Modeis731/
Madejs731/
Madeas731/
Maedez731/
Meddez731/
Medeaz731/
Medeed731/
Medeid731/
Medije731/
Medhis731/
Mešdej731/
Midese731/
Midies731/
Miedeu731/
Modies731/
Meidet731/
Meidje731/
Mesdey731/
Meshde731/
Mediez731/
Mededd731/
Meeded731/
Meedeh731/
Meddei731/
Metdee731/
Mesdei731/
Midesh731/
Miedee731/
Madess730/
Meadis730/
Meadey730/
Midges730/
Meydis730/
Medeshova7122/
Meda6780,714/
Medi6729,714/
Modhesh6711,486/
Medy671,692/
Mide671,272/
H'Meide67575/
Medeová67260/
Meedech67245/
Mahdesh67244/
Maddess67168/
Medj67154/
Medisse6778/
Medisch6765/
Madhesh6747/
Medeova6735/
Medaise6724/
Mäde6724/
H'Meïde6720/
Myde6717/
Maddeys6716/
Matdies6712/
Moddies6711/
Mahades677/
Medayse677/
Mehydei676/
Mediche675/
Meedeth675/
Maddies674/
H'Meyde674/
Medishe674/
Meadeac674/
Meddish674/
Messded674/
Mehdish674/
M'Gedeh674/
Meheder674/
Mehdieh673/
Maddesh673/
Hmeideh673/
Muheede673/
Medè673/
Meadher672/
Madeesh672/
Meedeat672/
Maadesh671/
Meadeth671/
Meeddhe671/
Meidije671/
Moddess671/
Modeysh671/
H'Medde671/
H'Medhe671/
Madiesh671/
Maidies671/
Medaysh671/
Medá671/
Medé671/
Medeišė671/
Medetdh671/
Mehddep671/
Mehedeh671/
Meijdeh671/
Mède671/
H'Meîde671/
Medaids671/
Hmeedeh671/
Medetch671/
Medheat671/
Meedeyt671/
Medeach671/
Maydeus671/
Moeydee671/
Mjde671/
Measdey670/
Meddiss670/
Maddeus670/
Medeath670/
Maideus670/
Maddeis670/

Medes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medes in the Marathi language
मेडेसmedesa69.23
मेिडसmeidasa15.38
मेडीसmedisa15.38

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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 Medes
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