Medieh Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Medieh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 62 | 1:1,238,428 | 52,776 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Medieh (19) may also be a first name.
Medieh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medieh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Medieh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺠﻴﻪ) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Medieh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Medieh is the 2,034,059th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Medieh reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held forename globally, held by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,238,428. In Iran it is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 56 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medieh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medieh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺠﻴﻪ | mjyh | - |
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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 Medieh
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