Medje Surname
Approximately 1,407 people bear this surname
Medje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,022 | 1:20,322 | 2,764 |
| Benin | 367 | 1:28,162 | 3,726 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Medje (171) may also be a first name.
Medje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Medje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺝ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Medje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 275,753rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,179,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Medje live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 698,971st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 171 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 20,322. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 65 percent live, North Region, where 16 percent live and Centre Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺝ | maj | - |
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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 Medje
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