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 is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medwed? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Medwed is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 367,605. In Germany Medwed is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent are found, Bavaria, where 18 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Medwed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Medwed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medwed last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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