Medey Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Medey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 102 | 1:203,618 | 20,947 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Medey (37) may also be a first name.
Medey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Medey (Marathi: मेडेय, Russian: Медей) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Medey is the 1,544,715th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Medey are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Medey is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
Medey is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 203,618. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 52 percent reside, North Region, where 31 percent reside and Centre Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 10 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medey in the Marathi language | ||
| मेडेय | medeya | - |
| Medey in the Russian language | ||
| Медей | medej | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Medey
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