Medici Surname

35,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Medici Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medici Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,7701:6,973932
Argentina1,7401:24,5652,052
United States1,4011:258,71424,457
Brazil1,3701:156,2596,004
Switzerland5441:15,0972,487
France3941:168,58626,233
Uruguay1681:20,4272,341
Philippines1421:712,94571,974
England601:928,63447,428
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Malta301:14,342837
Australia281:964,13257,058
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
India171:45,121,493474,784
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Israel121:713,13647,700
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Gibraltar61:5,659991
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Médici (52) & Medicí (1) are calculated separately.

Medici (296) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Médici9452/
Medicí941/
Medicis92571/
Medichi92172/
Medicci92126/
Medeici921/
Medicie920/
Medic911,861/
Medicier861/
Meddicie861/
Medica832,287/
Medice831,292/
Medich83557/
Medisi83290/
Medigi83111/
Medeci8378/
Mehdic8335/
Mediji8331/
Midici834/
Medizi831/
Meydich7745/
Medices7744/
Mgedisi7731/
Medisis7728/
Meditch7720/
Médicis7711/
Medishi779/
Meddich776/
Meduich775/
Mediche775/
Medicea774/
Medicce774/
Medaisi774/
Mgedizi774/
Mehedic773/
Mejdiji773/
Meadisi771/
Medecie771/
Meedich771/
Majdici771/
Meadich771/
Medhisi771/
Meidich771/
Medecis771/
Medić736,773/
Mediz73118/
Medič73113/
Medec7342/
Midic737/
Médic732/
Meditsch7185/
Medaissi718/
Medeisis716/
Meditchy712/
Medeišis712/
Medaishi711/
Medditch711/
Maidichi711/
Meditz67740/
Mediza67508/
Majdic67130/
Medige67129/
Médica67102/
Medisa6775/
Medeji6768/
Mehdić6750/
Medits6740/
Medych6739/
Medesi6730/
Médice6723/
Medise6721/
Maidic6716/
Mujdic6714/
Mideci678/
Midich678/
Medech676/
Midisi676/
Medece675/
Midiji674/
Mèdica673/
Medeši673/
Medezi672/
Midice672/
Midigi671/
Midica671/
Medyce671/
Medjsi671/
Medegi671/
Medeca671/
Medije671/
Medize671/
Médeci671/
Mediez671/

Medici Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medici in the Arabic language
مديسmdys-

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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 Medici
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