Medved Surname

19,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Medved Surname User-submission:

Medved means 'bear' in most Slavic languages.

Medved Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine11,3831:3,999374
Russia6,4531:22,3343,162
Slovenia3,0191:82433
United States1,8581:195,08019,256
Croatia1,7391:2,432177
Belarus1,4811:6,415894
Kazakhstan2961:59,7387,401
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Australia1641:164,60817,026
Austria961:88,70213,087
Israel811:105,65012,007
France801:830,28498,964
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Hungary551:178,47815,519
Transnistria431:11,0402,187
Slovakia411:130,15723,900
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Moldova341:104,74612,442
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Bosnia and Herzegovina331:107,1648,753
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Azerbaijan221:438,5968,841
England201:2,785,90397,972
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Montenegro161:39,9732,910
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Medved (1,239) may also be a first name.

Medved Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Medved means 'bear' in most Slavic languages.

- martintr

Medved Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medved (Russian: Медведь) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Medved? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,799th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 263,621 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Medved reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Medved is also the 224,526th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 1,239 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 11,383 people, or 1 in 3,999. In Ukraine Medved is mostly found in: Lviv Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine it is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent reside and Slovenia, where 11 percent reside.

Medved Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medved has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Medved surname rose 92,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medved Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Medved surname are 3.42% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 43.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Medved earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning $56,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Medvedz9233/
Medveds925/
Medvied922/
Meedved921/
Medve913,139/
Medves83704/
Medvid83671/
Medwed83600/
Medvyd83179/
Medveđ8394/
Medvey8393/
Medveš8382/
Medvei8366/
Medveș8351/
Medvet8328/
Medver8319/
Midved8319/
Madved8313/
Medvez8310/
Mydved838/
Medued836/
Medvee835/
Medveş835/
Medbed834/
Medvedova8075/
Medvedová8021/
Medvegy77514/
Medvetz77287/
Medvecz7762/
Medwied7718/
Medveha775/
Medvesh775/
Medvets773/
Medveth772/
Medoued771/
Medvidt771/
Medvete771/
Myodved771/
Medbe7337/
Medue7324/
Medva7319/
Medvi732/
Midve732/
Medwe731/
Medveová7198/
Medveish717/
Miedwied716/
Medveova713/
Medwid671,214/
Medviď67207/
Medvés67129/
Medvědová6734/
Medbøe6724/
Meedby6723/
Mydvyd6721/
Madvid6718/
Medvit6716/
Medues6713/
Mehdvi6713/
Medvis679/
Meduid679/
Medvíď677/
Medvidová676/
Medvaj674/
Medvidova674/
Madvyd673/
Medhvi673/
Meadue671/
Medvyt671/
Midvid671/
Medvejova671/
Meduea671/
Medveyová671/
Medveďova671/
Medvéš671/
Medwej671/
Medwey671/
Medbey670/

Medved Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medved in the Russian language
Медведьmedved-

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