Medy Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Medy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast6541:35,2772,337
Haiti1881:56,8293,296
Indonesia1771:747,17157,374
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
France1191:558,17475,634
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Mauritania311:132,0927,581
India151:51,137,692512,385
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Médy (4) are calculated separately.

Medy (8,845) may also be a first name.

Medy Last Name Facts

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

Medy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﻱ, Hindi: मेद्या) is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Médy. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,286th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,307,060 people. Medy occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Medy reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Mande Africa. Medy is also the 66,473rd most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 8,845 people.

It is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 35,277. In The Ivory Coast Medy is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 89 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 6 percent live and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 2 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Medy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Medy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medy last name increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medy surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Medy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $43,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.08% less than the national average, earning $32,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Médy924/
Meidy89448/
Mehdy89216/
Medey89134/
Hmedy89126/
Meddy89104/
Meday8987/
Meady8961/
Medoy8916/
Moedy898/
Medhy897/
Mediy896/
Meïdy896/
Maedy894/
Medys894/
Meedy892/
Meudy892/
Miedy892/
Medyo892/
Mesdy891/
Mhedy891/
Medhay80197/
Hmeidy8071/
Mheidy8039/
Medych8039/
Mesday8037/
Medday8020/
Meddey8016/
Mheydy8014/
Medaya8014/
Moehdy8013/
Mehdey8013/
M'Eidy808/
Medhey806/
Maeday806/
Meiddy805/
Meiday802/
Medaiy801/
Meyday801/
Meidey801/
Meidiy801/
Hmeydy801/
Hmeïdy801/
Medahy801/
Moeddy801/
Mehday801/
Mesdey801/
Meaddy801/
Measdy800/
Meadey800/
Meda7580,714/
Mody7560,569/
Medi7529,714/
Mady7529,328/
Mede7512,211/
Midy754,403/
Medj75154/
Mjdy7516/
Mydy7515/
Medè753/
Medá751/
Medé751/
Measday73299/
M'Heidy73259/
H'Meidy73128/
H'Meïdy7318/
M'Heïdy7314/
Meidych7313/
Meihdhy7311/
H'Meydy736/
Mohiedy736/
Meidhay733/
M'Heydy731/
Methday731/
Mheydyi731/
Medaysh731/
Medhaiy731/
Meedeyt731/
Measdey730/
Mehdi67114,183/
Medhi6780,450/
Mahdy6761,084/
Meade6740,695/
Madey6716,589/
Medha6711,657/
Meder6711,169/
Medda6710,747/
Medhe677,488/
Maddy675,597/
Medet675,270/
Medes674,324/
Maday674,037/
Medez673,709/
Modey673,416/
Meded672,310/
Midey672,216/
Medio672,027/
Medge671,696/
Medis671,629/
Mohdy671,586/
Mejdi671,498/
Medje671,407/
Meida671,397/
Miday671,302/
Medea671,203/
Moede671,190/
Medei671,142/
Medde671,117/
Maady671,084/
Meddi671,035/
Moday671,025/
Majdy67895/
Medaa67771/
Meide67633/
Meidi67507/
Maedi67490/
Mhede67441/
Madhy67440/
Hmeda67438/
Mesde67406/
Medie67330/
Middy67305/
Meeda67301/
Meude67271/
Hmady67268/
Medai67260/
Medee67259/
Medeu67245/
Meyda67231/
Moddy67186/
Meedi67180/
Medit67172/
Hmidy67171/
Medaj67154/
Mided67146/
Hmede67132/
Miede67124/
Hmody67122/
Mediz67118/
Moedi67112/
Miedi67106/
Meede67100/
Medgi6794/
Mieda6791/
Metdi6786/
Mgede6786/
Maede6784/
Maidy6784/
Mesdi6781/
Medii6777/
Moidy6776/
Mejda6766/
Hmedi6764/
Mehde6762/
Medid6757/
Meada6752/
Mediå6752/
Medeh6751/
Modoy6750/
Medih6750/
Meadi6749/
Meydi6746/
Midiy6737/
Medej6733/
Meyde6730/
Mhady6729/
Medoa6724/
Mmedi6721/
Medľa6718/
Madoy6718/
Medoi6716/
Meudi6714/
Mhedi6713/
Mgedi6710/
Medij679/
Mydyt679/
Medoj678/
Myday677/
Midhy676/
Midoy676/
Midyi675/
Mejde675/
Miody675/
Maydy674/
Medeš674/
Midyo673/
Medep673/
Meïdi673/
Medéa672/
Moïdy672/
Medeś672/
Medui672/
M'Ede671/
Maduy671/
Mheda671/
Moydy671/
Mmody671/
H'Medhey671/
Mmady671/
Matdy671/
Medér671/
Medeî671/
Medeş671/
Medhj671/
Moîdy671/
Mihdy671/
Mhidy671/
Midøy671/
Metda671/
Mmeda671/
Moduy671/
Modyi671/
Modyy671/
Moedj671/
Mydey670/

Medy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺪﻱmdy74.07
ﻣﺪﻯmdy11.11
ﺍﻣﺪﻱamdy11.11
ﺃﻣﺪﻱamdy3.7
Medy in the Hindi language
मेद्याmedya66.67
मेद्यmedya33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medy
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