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 last name Medey (Marathi: मेडेय, Russian: Медей) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Medey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,544,715th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Medey reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most common first name at a global level, borne by 37 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 203,618. In Cameroon Medey is most common in: Far North Region, where 52 percent live, North Region, where 31 percent live and Centre Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 10 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
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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