Medrano Surname

2,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Medrano Surname Definition:

Variation of "mediano" which formed from "edi" and the suffix "-ano" and the added "m." The word means fernery.

Navarrese name extended throughout the Peninsula.

Medrano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico81,6051:1,521228
United States34,4601:10,5181,290
Philippines23,4571:4,316346
Bolivia17,8381:595125
Dominican Republic15,3911:678120
Peru15,2901:2,079355
El Salvador13,3011:47793
Colombia12,5711:3,800615
Argentina10,6001:4,032473
Spain8,4781:5,515684
Nicaragua8,2991:726149
Guatemala6,5001:2,474403
Venezuela6,4751:4,665597
Honduras3,9211:2,249334
Ecuador2,9161:5,455914
Costa Rica2,0311:2,354297
Chile1,0571:16,6661,163
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Cuba7021:16,4141,113
Panama4951:7,904787
Brazil4821:444,13816,828
Canada3311:111,31611,908
France2141:310,38747,306
Singapore1411:39,0621,450
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Belize681:5,228908
Uruguay661:51,9965,760
England591:944,37447,923
Australia561:482,06636,890
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Trinidad and Tobago251:54,5594,614
Guam211:7,6251,143
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Andorra181:4,658913
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Puerto Rico151:236,6762,394
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Palau11:21,643223
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Medraño (35) & Médrano (1) are calculated separately.

Medrano (728) may also be a first name.

Medrano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variation of "mediano" which formed from "edi" and the suffix "-ano" and the added "m." The word means fernery.

Navarrese name extended throughout the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Medrano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medrano (Russian: Медрано) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may be found as: Medraño or Médrano. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medrano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,040th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,159 people. Medrano occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Medrano are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 305,710th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 728 people.

This last name is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 81,605 people, or 1 in 1,521. In Mexico Medrano is primarily found in: Nuevo León, where 11 percent live, México, where 9 percent live and Guanajuato, where 8 percent live. Apart from Mexico this surname exists in 89 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Medrano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Medrano has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 61,536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medrano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Medrano are 42.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Medrano earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,226 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.06% less than the national average, earning $18,149,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning $35,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $43,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medraño9535/
Médrano951/
Medranos9325/
Medranno935/
Meddrano934/
Medranop932/
Medraano932/
Medreano932/
Mmedrano932/
Medranoi931/
Meedrano931/
Meadrano931/
Medrana861,295/
Midrano8682/
Medrono8623/
Medronho80120/
Maidrano806/
Medranha802/
Medrona7110/
Midrana718/
Medroño711/
Medronha67333/
Maidrana674/

Medrano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medrano in the Russian language
Медраноmedrano-

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Medrano Reference & Research

Medrano DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Medrano FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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