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
Medieh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺠﻴﻪ) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medieh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Medieh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Medieh are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,238,428. In Iran it is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 56 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Iran Medieh occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
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
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- 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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