Medis Surname

244,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Medis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
India1191:6,445,928147,141
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Médis (2) are calculated separately.

Medis (915) may also be a first name.

Medis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medis (Bengali: মেডিস, Marathi: मेडीस, Russian: Медис) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may occur as: Médis. For other potential spellings of Medis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,515th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,473,632 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Medis reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Medis is also the 268,007th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 915 people.

The last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Apart from Sri Lanka it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Medis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Medis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Medis last name grew 359 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medis surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Medis earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 54.04% less than the national average, earning $10,435,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Médis932/
Medish9116,163/
Medios91783/
Meddis91419/
Mediås9124/
Medise9121/
Medais9111/
Medois917/
Maedis912/
Mediss912/
Meidis911/
Medeis911/
Medies911/
Medhis911/
Meadis910/
Meydis910/
Medi8929,714/
Medisse8378/
Medisch8365/
Medaise8324/
Medishe834/
Meddish834/
Mehdish834/
Meddeis831/
Meddies831/
Medaids831/
Meddiss830/
Mehdi80114,183/
Medhi8080,450/
Medes804,324/
Medio802,027/
Medic801,861/
Mejdi801,498/
Medei801,142/
Madis801,040/
Meddi801,035/
Meidi80507/
Modis80374/
Medie80330/
Medai80260/
Midis80200/
Meedi80180/
Medit80172/
Mediz80118/
Medič80113/
Miedi80106/
Medgi8094/
Metdi8086/
Mesdi8081/
Medii8077/
Hmedi8064/
Medid8057/
Mediå8052/
Medih8050/
Meadi8049/
Meydi8046/
Medix8024/
Mmedi8021/
Medoi8016/
Meudi8014/
Mhedi8013/
Mgedi8010/
Medij809/
Mediy806/
Medys804/
Meïdi803/
Mediž802/
Medui802/
Meditsch7785/
Medisova7714/
Meadeids771/
Meades731,868/
Medice731,292/
Miedes73782/
Medich73557/
Medeus73296/
Madish73192/
Middis73140/
Madais73124/
Hmeidi73117/
Maidis73111/
Madies73104/
Medieh7385/
Meides7381/
Meddes7380/
Mheidi7373/
Medhai7372/
Mojdis7365/
Meadhi7364/
Moidis7348/
Medese7347/
Maddis7344/
Mehdhi7341/
Mehdic7335/
Medesh7333/
Meddhi7330/
Mmeudi7327/
Mesdes7321/
Mahdis7320/
Mehdii7320/
Hmodis7319/
Meydes7319/
Mheydi7318/
Meydid7318/
Midois7318/
Medoit7316/
Medhii7315/
Medges7315/
Meidie7313/
Meidei7313/
Medaai7313/
Modhis7313/
Medaih7313/
Mmedie7312/
Meedhi7310/
Medhhi7310/
Mehdie7310/
Madeis7310/
Meduid739/
Madiss738/
Majdis738/
Maduis738/
Mehddi737/
Mehdai737/
Miedei737/
Medaip737/
Madhis737/
Medijh736/
Maediz736/
Meadie735/
M'Medi735/
Meedes734/
Mehhdi734/
Meddie734/
Meudie734/
Meeddi733/
Medeas733/
Modish733/
Mgedhi733/
Medihe733/
Mehdei733/
Medaid733/
Medess733/
M'Eidi732/
Moedes732/
Meddid732/
Matdis732/
Moddis732/
Midios732/
Mehdui732/
Hmeedi732/
Moduis732/
Medaiy731/
Meddai731/
Meddih731/
Medhij731/
Medhio731/
Medidd731/
Meedai731/
Meidiy731/
Mesdai731/
Mmedhi731/
Mohdis731/
Hmiedi731/
Miedie731/
Meudes731/
Modeis731/
Midise731/
Hmeïdi731/
Meddio731/
Medeid731/
Medaij731/
Medait731/
Medije731/
Medioh731/
Medeïs731/
Meduih731/
Meudui731/
Midies731/
Modies731/
Mmehdi731/
Mmadis731/
Mehdij731/
Metddi731/
Maadis731/
Hmeadi731/
Mediez731/
Mhhedi731/
Miğdis731/
Meddei731/
Meidai731/
Mheedi731/
Mhadis731/
Mhedhi731/
Mesdei731/
Midgis730/
Medishova716/
Meda6780,714/
Mede6712,211/
Midi676,987/
Medy671,692/
Medesse67364/
M'Heidi67294/
Modhish67281/
H'Meidi67269/
Medj67154/
Mydi6761/
Meydich6745/
Meggidi6737/
M'Heydi6735/
Modisch6729/
Maddiss6728/
Meditch6720/
Mojdisz6716/
Maydish6714/
Maddais6713/
Matdies6712/
Moddies6711/
Médi6711/
H'Meïdi6711/
Madisch6711/
H'Meydi6710/
Mezősdi6710/
Maddish679/
Madhish678/
Medayse677/
Meddich676/
Mehydei676/
Meduich675/
Mediche675/
Maddies674/
Mahadis674/
Modhais674/
Mehdieh673/
Madhais673/
Medè673/
Mehedic673/
Mahdish672/
Mjdi672/
Maadish671/
Meadich671/
Medhidd671/
Meduitz671/
Meidhes671/
Meidich671/
Meidije671/
Mheydyi671/
Moisdis671/
Hmeidit671/
Hmeydid671/
Mehduij671/
Mehddid671/
Madiesh671/
Maidies671/
Medaysh671/
Meddesh671/
Medeats671/
Medá671/
Medé671/
Medeišė671/
Medesch671/
Medetse671/
Medhaiy671/
Mojsdis671/
Mädi671/
Medeyse671/
Meedesh671/
Meedich671/
Mehshdi671/
Meadeas670/
Meddess670/
Middiss670/
Meadess670/
Meadith670/
Maddeis670/
Meaddes670/

Medis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medis in the Bengali language
মেডিসmedisa-
Medis in the Marathi language
मेडीसmedisa62.83
मेिडसmeidasa22.12
मेिदसmeidasa8.85
मेदीसmedisa4.42
मॅडीसmedisa1.77
Medis in the Russian language
Медисmedis-

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