Medke Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Medke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
India271:28,409,829361,298
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Medke Last Name Facts

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

Medke (Hindi: मेडके, Marathi: मेडके) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medke? popularity and diffusion

Medke is the 2,483,783rd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Medke occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Medke are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 6,689,823. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 75 percent live, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 13 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 45 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maedke91186/
Miedke9157/
Medcke9124/
Medtke9111/
Medker915/
Meedke912/
Medkey910/
Medk893/
Miedtke8385/
Medckie8319/
Metdker837/
Medtker831/
Medkess831/
Madke8012,214/
Modke801,220/
Metke80777/
Medka8045/
Medki8010/
Mädke806/
Midke800/
Mehedkey771/
Medkheer771/
Mettke73738/
Mietke73236/
Metker73171/
Medgue7370/
Methke7339/
Maetke7323/
Madkey7314/
Madcke7311/
Metkei739/
Metkhe737/
Madkei737/
Metkie734/
Madkie734/
Metcke733/
Medche732/
Matdke732/
Mejdki732/
Meitke731/
Metkey731/
Mädtke731/
Moetke731/
Metkes731/
Mhadke731/
Medkka731/
Medkova671,613/
Miethke671,261/
Medková671,195/
Metkees679/
Midåker676/
Metk675/
Mietkie672/
Miodtke672/
Medx672/
Meitkes671/
Miehtke671/
Methcke671/
Methker671/
Maiteke671/
Meithke671/
Medkich671/
Maidtke671/
Metkess671/
Metcker670/
Mayteke670/

Medke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medke in the Hindi language
मेडकेmedake-
Medke in the Marathi language
मेडकेmedake41.67
मडकेmadake41.67
मेदकेmedake8.33
मेद्केmedke8.33

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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
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  • 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 Medke
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