Medwed Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Medwed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medwed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2191:367,60535,039
Austria2081:40,9406,572
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Medwed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medwed occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medwed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Medwed is the 536,820th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. The surname Medwed is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Medwed are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 367,605. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Medwed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medwed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medwed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medwed surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Medwed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $46,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medwied9218/
Miedwied866/
Medved8327,644/
Medwid831,214/
Madwed8343/
Medued836/
Medbed834/
Medwetz7778/
Medvedz7733/
Medweth7723/
Medveds775/
Medvied772/
Medoued771/
Medvid67671/
Medvyd67179/
Medvedova6775/
Medvet6728/
Medvedová6721/
Madwid6717/
Medwit6712/
Meduid679/

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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 Medwed
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