Medves Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Romania

Medves Surname User-submission:

A Slavic surname that means 'bear'.

Medves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2961:206,61029,520
Romania1771:113,43412,676
United States861:4,214,639225,501
France501:1,328,454133,611
Canada411:898,67368,969
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Medvés (129), Medveš (82), Medveș (51), Medveş (5) & Medvéš (1) are calculated separately.

Medves Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Slavic surname that means 'bear'.

- loris

Medves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medves is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Medvés, Medveš, Medveș, Medveş or Medvéš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medves? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,239th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Medves live; 42 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent live in Italic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 206,610. In Italy it is most numerous in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 93 percent live, Lazio, where 5 percent live and Lombardy, where 1 percent live. Aside from Italy this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Medves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medves last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Medves earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.47% more than the national average, earning $67,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medvés94129/
Medveš9482/
Medveș9451/
Medveş945/
Medvesh925/
Medveds925/
Medvets923/
Medve913,139/
Medvéš891/
Medveish867/
Medved8327,644/
Medvec83974/
Medveđ8394/
Medvey8393/
Medvei8366/
Medvet8328/
Medver8319/
Medues8313/
Medvez8310/
Medvis839/
Medvee835/
Medvetz77287/
Medvecz7762/
Medvedz7733/
Medveha775/
Medveth772/
Madvesh772/
Madhves771/
Meedved771/
Medvezh771/
Medbe7337/
Medue7324/
Medva7319/
Midve732/
Medvi732/
Medwe731/
Medveová7198/
Medwesch713/
Medveova713/
Medvid67671/
Medviď67207/
Medvyd67179/
Medvic6778/
Medbøe6724/
Midved6719/
Medvit6716/
Mehdvi6713/
Mydved678/
Medvíď677/
Medued676/
Medvaj674/
Medhvi673/
Medvezova672/
Medvyt671/
Madues671/
Meadue671/
Medvejova671/
Meduea671/
Medveyová671/
Medwej671/
Medwey671/
Medbey670/

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