Medici Surname
Approximately 15,054 people bear this surname
Medici Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8,770 | 1:6,973 | 932 |
| Argentina | 1,740 | 1:24,565 | 2,052 |
| United States | 1,401 | 1:258,714 | 24,457 |
| Brazil | 1,370 | 1:156,259 | 6,004 |
| Switzerland | 544 | 1:15,097 | 2,487 |
| France | 394 | 1:168,586 | 26,233 |
| Uruguay | 168 | 1:20,427 | 2,341 |
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Venezuela | 33 | 1:915,275 | 14,245 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Médici (52) & Medicí (1) are calculated separately.
Medici (296) may also be a first name.
Medici Demographics
Average Male Medici Height
175.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Medici Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medici Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Medici (Arabic: مديس) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also occur in the variant forms: Médici or Medicí. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medici? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,128th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 484,094 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Medici reside; 61 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 512,632nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 296 people.
This surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 8,770 people, or 1 in 6,973. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Emilia-Romagna, where 40 percent are found, Lombardy, where 17 percent are found and Lazio, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Italy it is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Medici Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Medici has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Medici surname grew 140,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Medici Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Medici surname are 1.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.6% being registered with the political party.
The amount Medici earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning €24,759 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.2% more than the national average, earning R 288,012 per year; in United States they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $50,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $47,857 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medici Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medici in the Arabic language | ||
| مديس | mdys | - |
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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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- 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 Medici
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