Surname メダル (Medal 
, メダル 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The last name メダル is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Nicaragua, where it is quite a common surname, Panama, where it is quite a rare surname, and Costa Rica. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nicaragua, Indonesia, and India. Much less frequently, メダル is the forename as well as the last name.