Medlej Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Medlej Surname User-submission:
An Arabic surname. It goes back to a tribe in what is now Saudi Arabia, from the time of Al Jaheliya, 1,400 years ago. In the Arabic language, medlej, pronounced as modlej in informal Arabic, means ;the person who walks at night; and many believe that the Medlej tribe used to walk in the dark.
Read More About This SurnameMedlej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Medlej Surname Meaning
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An Arabic surname. It goes back to a tribe in what is now Saudi Arabia, from the time of Al Jaheliya, 1,400 years ago. In the Arabic language, medlej, pronounced as modlej in informal Arabic, means ;the person who walks at night; and many believe that the Medlej tribe used to walk in the dark. Nowadays, most people holding this surname are Muslims, yet there are still many who are Christians residing in Lebanon and other countries.
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Medlej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medlej Come From? nationality or country of origin
Medlej is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Medlej? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,967,751st most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Medlej is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Medlej reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 43 percent live, Virginia, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 17 percent live. Outside of The United States Medlej exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Medlej Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Medlej surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Medlej earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.92% more than the national average, earning $63,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.96% less than the national average, earning $42,249 CAD per year.
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