Medus Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Medus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1531:434,13562,815
Argentina1511:283,06922,733
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Ukraine851:535,56160,391
England311:1,797,35772,927
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Médus (2) & Medús (1) are calculated separately.

Medus (17) may also be a first name.

Medus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medus (Russian: Медус) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Médus or Medús. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Medus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 495,560th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Medus reside; 25 percent reside in South America and 23 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Medus is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 17 people.

Medus is most numerous in France, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 434,135. In France it is most common in: Occitanie, where 53 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Grand Est, where 10 percent are found. Besides France this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Medus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Medus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Medus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medus surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.76% being registered with the party.

Medus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Médus932/
Medús931/
Meadus91600/
Medhus91374/
Meidus91365/
Medeus91296/
Medaus91268/
Medous91149/
Meydus9122/
Miedus9117/
Mejdus9115/
Meduse914/
Medush912/
Meddus910/
Medu89474/
Medhous83145/
Medgaus8336/
Medhaus836/
Medoush836/
Meadous834/
Meddous832/
Medhush831/
Hmedush831/
Medusse831/
Medouse830/
Medou802,631/
Medau80479/
Medos80271/
Mgedu80264/
Madus80259/
Medeu80245/
Modus8090/
Medhu8061/
Midus8045/
Medup8023/
Meddu8020/
Meduz8016/
Meadu8013/
Mmedu8010/
Mehdu8010/
Meidu807/
Mhedu804/
Meduh804/
Medut803/
Meedu803/
Medgu802/
Medui802/
Mydus801/
Hmedu801/
Medusová7710/
Medhouss775/
Medusova772/
Medhoush771/
Mehdoush771/
Medousse771/
Hmedoush771/
Madaus73887/
Madeus73285/
Modeus73188/
Meuddu73114/
Miodus7350/
Madhus7341/
Meidou7338/
Maddus7336/
Medouh7336/
Meados7330/
Meddou7326/
Meideu7325/
Medoud7321/
Medoux7319/
Medout7318/
Medeup7312/
Mideus739/
Meduid739/
Hmedou738/
Meduňa738/
Maduis738/
Mahdus735/
Medosh735/
Meydou734/
Maduss733/
Meudeu733/
Madush732/
Medaut732/
Medhau732/
Mehdui732/
Mmeudu732/
Meadou732/
Médous732/
Moduis732/
Midous731/
Maduys731/
Meadau731/
Meddux731/
Meedhu731/
Mehdud731/
Moddus731/
Medoes731/
Medeud731/
Meedgu731/
Meduch731/
Meduih731/
Meudui731/
Meïdou731/
Midaus731/
Miedeu731/
Miedou731/
Modusz731/
Mejdou731/
Méduse731/
Moidus731/
Mesdeu731/
Medouz731/
Medhut731/
Medaud731/
Maidus730/
Meddos730/
Medhousse714/
Meadhouse711/
Midu671,097/
Mesdoud67648/
Medosch67184/
Madhous67181/
Maddaus67112/
Meidutė6781/
Madauss6727/
Meadoux6726/
Mydu6722/
Medó6713/
Hmeddou679/
Meddouh678/
Meddoud678/
Maddous678/
Maidust677/
Medhauz676/
Meduich675/
Mejdoud674/
H'Medou673/
Meadoes673/
Meadoss673/
Mahdous673/
Hmeidou672/
Madhush672/
Medouha672/
Medhoud672/
Maiduse672/
Mechdou672/
Madauhs671/
Meadosh671/
Medhosh671/
Meduitz671/
Hmedout671/
H'Meidouss671/
Medouce671/
Mehdoud671/
Mehduij671/
Mathdus671/
Medauch671/
Mehdoos671/
Mehdoss671/
Hmedosh671/
Medoudj671/
Maydeus671/
Mahadus671/
Maddeus670/
Maideus670/
Meddoux670/
Medduth670/
Meedoss670/
Modaush670/

Medus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medus in the Russian language
Медусmedus-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medus
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