Medhus Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Medhus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medhus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2351:21,8822,847
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Medhus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medhus occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medhus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 763,307th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Medhus reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 21,882. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 54 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 43 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Medhus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Medhus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Medhus last name increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medhus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medhus last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Medhus earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning 377,489 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,774 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medhous92145/
Medhaus926/
Medhush921/
Medus91666/
Medhu9161/
Medhouss865/
Medhoush861/
Meadus83600/
Meidus83365/
Medeus83296/
Medaus83268/
Medous83149/
Madhus8341/
Meydus8322/
Miedus8317/
Mejdus8315/
Meduse834/
Medhau832/
Medush832/
Meedhu831/
Medhut831/
Meddus830/
Medu80474/
Medhousse804/
Meadhouse801/
Madhous77181/
Medgaus7736/
Medoush776/
Medhauz776/
Meadous774/
Medjous773/
Madhush772/
Meddous772/
Medhoud772/
Medhosh771/
Hmedush771/
Medjeus771/
Medusse771/
Medouse770/
Medou732,631/
Medau73479/
Midhu73471/
Medos73271/
Mgedu73264/
Madus73259/
Medeu73245/
Modus7390/
Midus7345/
Medup7323/
Meddu7320/
Meduz7316/
Meadu7313/
Mmedu7310/
Mehdu7310/
Meidu737/
Mhedu734/
Meduh734/
Medut733/
Meedu733/
Medgu732/
Mydhu732/
Médus732/
Medui732/
Medús731/
Mydus731/
Hmedu731/
Medusová7110/
Medusova712/
Mehdoush711/
Medhouch711/
Medousse711/
Hmedoush711/
Midhouse710/
Madaus67887/
Madeus67285/
Modeus67188/
Medjeu67157/
Meuddu67114/
Moidhu6758/
Miodus6750/
Meidou6738/
Maddus6736/
Medouh6736/
Meados6730/
Meddou6726/
Meideu6725/
Medoud6721/
Medoux6719/
Medout6718/
Medeup6712/
Maidhu679/
Mideus679/
Meduid679/
Hmedou678/
Meduňa678/
Maduis678/
Mahdus675/
Medosh675/
Medhouche675/
Meydou674/
Medjui674/
Midhuu674/
Maduss673/
Meudeu673/
Madush672/
Medaut672/
Mehdui672/
Mmeudu672/
Meadou672/
Médous672/
Moduis672/
Midous671/
Maduys671/
Meadau671/
Meddux671/
Mehdud671/
Midhau671/
Moydhu671/
Moddus671/
Medoes671/
Medeud671/
Meedgu671/
Midahu671/
Medooh671/
Meduch671/
Meduih671/
Meudui671/
Meïdou671/
Midaus671/
Miedeu671/
Miedou671/
Modusz671/
Mejdou671/
Méduse671/
Moidus671/
Majdhu671/
Mesdeu671/
Medouz671/
Medaud671/
Maydhu671/
Maidus670/
Meddos670/

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