Medusa Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Medusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy991:617,74456,461
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397

Medusa (127) may also be a first name.

Medusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medusa (Arabic: ميدوسا) is found most in Italy. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medusa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Medusa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Medusa live; 76 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 825,494th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 127 people.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 617,744. In Italy it is mostly found in: Campania, where 46 percent are found, Lazio, where 20 percent are found and Apulia, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Italy this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Portugal, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meidusa925/
Medusza921/
Medusia921/
Medousa921/
Madusa83361/
Medosa8392/
Medisa8375/
Modusa8310/
Medusi835/
Meduse834/
Meduza831/
Meduso831/
Meduca831/
Medgoussa801/
Madusha771,525/
Maddusa7771/
Maidusa7746/
Medusei7739/
Medisha7731/
Medissa7712/
Meducha778/
Madussa777/
Medisah776/
Medausi775/
Madusah775/
Madusai773/
Maedisa772/
Modusai771/
Moduisa771/
Medouza771/
Medusse771/
Mediesa771/
Medusih771/
Madhusa771/
Medouse770/
Madhusha71521/
Maduscha7150/
Maidussa7112/
Maddusah7112/
Medhisah711/
Medishah711/
Madhusai711/
Madusahu711/
Medhusih711/
Medousse711/
Madduesa711/
Medahusi711/
Madisa676,137/
Modisa671,163/
Medoza67571/
Mediza67508/
Medosi6728/
Maduza6728/
Maidoussa678/
Maduso676/
Medose675/
Medhousse674/
Medoso673/
Miduza673/
Mediso672/
Méduse671/
Midisa671/
Middoussa671/
Medoutsop671/
Meadhouse671/
Meduzo671/

Medusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medusa in the Arabic language
ميدوساmydwsa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medusa
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