Midian Surname

293,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Midian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Midian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel6541:13,0852,002
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Midian (7,178) may also be a first name.

Midian Last Name Facts

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

Midian (Arabic: مديان) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Midian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 293,188th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,592,898 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Midian are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 76,356th most widespread first name internationally, held by 7,178 people.

This last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 13,085. In Israel Midian is most frequent in: Central District, where 40 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent reside and Haifa District, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Israel it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Midian Last Name Statistics demography

Midian earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Midian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Midian in the Arabic language
مديانmdyan-

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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 Midian
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