Medu Surname
Approximately 474 people bear this surname
Medu Surname User-submission:
Medubi was originally a first name among the Bunu people of Kogi State. The Bunu language is a dialect of the Yoruba language. Medubi is derived from three words: me, meaning 'I don't'; du, meaning 'struggle for', and bi or an abbreviation of ibi, denoting a family tie or family inheritance.
Read More About This SurnameMedu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 287 | 1:617,222 | 29,344 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Medu (1,333) may also be a first name.
Medu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Medubi was originally a first name among the Bunu people of Kogi State. The Bunu language is a dialect of the Yoruba language. Medubi is derived from three words: me, meaning 'I don't'; du, meaning 'struggle for', and bi or an abbreviation of ibi, denoting a family tie or family inheritance. The meaning of the Medubi surname is 'I did not struggle for my inheritance'.
People who named their children Medubi some 150 years ago meant to declare that they got what was lawfully theirs and would not interfere with what belonged to others.
- lekeMedu Demographics
Average Medu Salary in
South Africa
R 136,908
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Medu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Medu (Bengali: মেদু, Hindi: मेडू, Marathi: मेदू, Oriya: େମଦୁ, Russian: Меду) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 641,055th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Medu live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 215,140th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,333 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 617,222. In Nigeria Medu is most frequent in: Delta, where 43 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
Medu Last Name Statistics demography
Medu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.39% less than the national average, earning R 136,908 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medu in the Bengali language | ||
| মেদু | medu | - |
| Medu in the Hindi language | ||
| मेडू | medu | 62.1 |
| मेदू | medu | 27.4 |
| मेदु | medu | 5.02 |
| मेड़ू | meru | 3.2 |
| मेडु | medu | 2.28 |
| Medu in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଦୁ | emadu | 53.33 |
| େମଡୁ | emadu | 46.67 |
| Medu in the Marathi language | ||
| मेदू | medu | 36.11 |
| मेदु | medu | 22.22 |
| मेडु | medu | 22.22 |
| मेडू | medu | 16.67 |
| मेदुु | meduu | 2.78 |
| Medu in the Russian language | ||
| Меду | medu | - |
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Footnotes
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