Medupin Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Medupin 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.

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Medupin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4831:366,75519,624
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Medupin 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.

- leke

The Medupin surname means 'I did not drag my wealth'.

- daydey

Medupin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medupin is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medupin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 605,571st most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. Medupin is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Medupin live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 483 people, or 1 in 366,755. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 43 percent are found, Kwara, where 7 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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