Medius Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Medius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Medius (16,585) may also be a first name.

Medius Last Name Facts

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

Medius is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Medius occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Medius live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 43,289th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 16,585 people.

The last name Medius is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Medius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Medius has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medious9281/
Mediu91112/
Meadious867/
Medeious861/
Madius83304/
Medieu83130/
Mehdiu8380/
Midius8326/
Mejdiu8317/
Modius8311/
Mediua831/
Medhiu831/
Meydieu77112/
Mediuch7769/
Meidieu7735/
Medeios7711/
Mehediu774/
Medjous773/
Meudieu771/
Mediheu771/
Mediouz771/
Medhyus771/
Medieos771/
Medjeus771/
Mehdiou771/
Mehydiu771/
Maddius770/
Medju7317/
Midiu735/
Medyu731/
Mediahou7110/
Meddioui719/
Madjus67981/
Medjou67848/
Medoju67431/
Medjeu67157/
Medeou6774/
Modéus6718/
Medhyu678/
Médieu675/
Medjui674/
Midéus674/
Midiou674/
Medeju673/
Midieu671/
Medjos671/
Medyusova671/
Midoiu671/
Médéus671/
Maidiu671/
Medgeu671/
Medeos671/

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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 Medius
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