Medusa Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Medusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 99 | 1:617,744 | 56,461 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meidusa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Medusza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Medusia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Medousa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madusa | 83 | 361 | / |
| Medosa | 83 | 92 | / |
| Medisa | 83 | 75 | / |
| Modusa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Medusi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Meduse | 83 | 4 | / |
| Meduza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meduso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meduca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Medgoussa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madusha | 77 | 1,525 | / |
| Maddusa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Maidusa | 77 | 46 | / |
| Medusei | 77 | 39 | / |
| Medisha | 77 | 31 | / |
| Medissa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Meducha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Madussa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Medisah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Medausi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Madusah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Madusai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maedisa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Modusai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moduisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Medouza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Medusse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mediesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Medusih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madhusa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Medouse | 77 | 0 | / |
| Madhusha | 71 | 521 | / |
| Maduscha | 71 | 50 | / |
| Maidussa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maddusah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Medhisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Medishah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madhusai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madusahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Medhusih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Medousse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madduesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Medahusi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madisa | 67 | 6,137 | / |
| Modisa | 67 | 1,163 | / |
| Medoza | 67 | 571 | / |
| Mediza | 67 | 508 | / |
| Medosi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Maduza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Maidoussa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maduso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Medose | 67 | 5 | / |
| Medhousse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Medoso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Miduza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mediso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Méduse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Midisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Middoussa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medoutsop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meadhouse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meduzo | 67 | 1 | / |
Medusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medusa in the Arabic language | ||
| ميدوسا | mydwsa | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medusa
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