Madar Surname

3,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Madar Surname Definition:

(English, German) One who dyes with, or sells, red dye stuff; one who came from Maden, in Germany; one who mows or harvests grain; descendant of Matheri (court, army).

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Madar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India142,2521:5,392480
Somaliland10,4311:33648
Somalia1,9611:6,860546
Pakistan1,1241:158,9364,228
United States1,0351:350,20231,384
Romania8681:23,1312,963
France7341:90,49413,026
Hungary5671:17,3131,944
Ukraine5601:81,29111,605
Djibouti5241:1,746181
Afghanistan4031:79,7852,281
Nepal4031:70,6721,771
Philippines3441:294,29742,033
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England1971:282,83321,968
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Malaysia1631:180,94610,856
Slovakia1591:33,5636,063
United Arab Emirates1411:64,9816,108
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Yemen931:284,1439,627
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Czechia621:171,50825,743
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Austria501:170,30922,149
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Serbia401:178,62411,446
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Norway211:244,87126,357
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Denmark141:403,19427,097
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Oman41:921,9937,313
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Madár (993), Maďar (713), Maďár (1) & Mãdãr (1) are calculated separately.

Madar (19,111) may also be a first name.

Madar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) One who dyes with, or sells, red dye stuff; one who came from Maden, in Germany; one who mows or harvests grain; descendant of Matheri (court, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Madar surname comes from the Hungarian word madàr, which means 'bird'.

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Madar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madar (Arabic: مدار, Bengali: মৈদর, Georgian: მადარ, Hindi: मदार, Marathi: मदार, Oriya: ମଦାର, Russian: Мадар) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Madár, Maďar, Maďár or Mãdãr. For other possible spellings of Madar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,419th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 44,469 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Madar reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 39,126th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 19,111 people.

The last name Madar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 142,252 people, or 1 in 5,392. In India Madar is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 94 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 6 percent reside and Somalia, where 1 percent reside.

Madar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Madar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Madar surname rose 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 9,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Madar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Madar last name are 8.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Madar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.26% less than the national average, earning 275,958 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning R 208,356 per year; in United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $55,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madár93993/
Maďar93713/
Mahdar914,919/
Madhar913,489/
Masdar911,873/
Madare91869/
Maidar91706/
Madaar91668/
Majdar91317/
Maydar91229/
Maadar9198/
Madgar9193/
Maddar9169/
Madear9132/
Madard9125/
Maudar9121/
Madair9120/
Mhadar9114/
Maedar9111/
Madaur915/
Madart914/
Madasr913/
Mmadar912/
Madarh912/
Meadar911/
Matdar911/
Maďár871/
Mãdãr871/
Mahdhar831,232/
Mahadar83839/
Madahar83585/
Madhare83404/
Maidare83258/
Madaire83193/
Mhaddar83170/
Machdar8379/
Madaure8377/
Matdare8343/
Maudair8343/
Madhaar8315/
Maudare8313/
Madahur8310/
Madhaur839/
Mhaidar837/
Maddard835/
Maddhar834/
Maddair833/
Maydear833/
Mashdar833/
Maddasr833/
Majdhar832/
Mhadare832/
Maadare832/
Maadhar832/
Maddare832/
Madhair832/
Majdgar832/
Mastdar832/
Majhdar831/
Maidard831/
Madaare831/
Maadaar831/
Mmadhar831/
Madhart831/
Madasrr831/
Maddgar831/
Maidair831/
Maidhar831/
Mahhdar831/
Mahdare831/
Madhgar831/
Madasre831/
Medar807,996/
Modar802,213/
Mador801,112/
Madarová77188/
Madarova77151/
Madhaure7796/
Maadhare7739/
Maudhare777/
Mahadhar776/
Madhautr773/
Mahadaar772/
Mahaddar772/
Mahaidar772/
Madhahar772/
Madhaire771/
Madaharz771/
Machdhar771/
Mmaudare771/
Maidarre771/
Madaheer771/
Meador7314,497/
Madore737,093/
Mehdar731,262/
Mohdar73999/
Madour73703/
Moudar73695/
Modhar73549/
Modard73391/
Medhar73300/
Mahdor73169/
Madhor73114/
Metdar7394/
Mojdar7365/
Meidar7364/
Meydar7345/
Modart7337/
Modare7336/
Maedor7334/
Moddar7326/
Masdor7323/
Meddar7321/
Mahďar7318/
Meedar7311/
Mhedar739/
Maddor738/
Mosdar737/
Madoor737/
Medair735/
Moidar734/
Medear733/
Maidor733/
Modaar733/
Moodar733/
Madeur733/
Matdor732/
Maduor732/
Maador731/
Mèddar731/
Madgor731/
Madoir731/
Modarr731/
Modasr731/
Moedar730/
Maydarova7115/
Mahadhare711/
Mahdarová711/
Maidarova711/
Mahdour673,784/
Maadour67773/
Mohdhar67183/
Madhour67179/
Madoire67177/
Mohddar67112/
Madoure6774/
Madhoor6751/
Moudart6738/
Madorre6738/
Madgour6737/
Modahar6736/
Madheur6733/
Maidore6730/
Madeyre6726/
Mochdar6724/
Modhare6723/
Masdorp6716/
Masdour6713/
Mehddar6711/
Mahador679/
Maddour678/
Madeire677/
Mehdhar676/
Majdour676/
Majdoor675/
Muidaar674/
Meihdar674/
Maddoor674/
Masdoor673/
Meadore673/
Maidour673/
Mohdare672/
Moodhar672/
Mod'art672/
Maddore671/
Madhore671/
Madhotr671/
Meaddor671/
Meedhar671/
Moodard671/
Meydard671/
Maadeur671/
Maisdor671/
Mahdore671/
Mheedar671/
Meadeor670/
Meddear670/
Modairt670/

Madar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madar in the Georgian language
მადარmadar-
Madar in the Hindi language
मदारmadara88.73
मदरmadara8.57
मादरmadara1
मडारmadara0.6
मादर्ाmadara0.2
मादारmadara0.2
मडरmadara0.1
मदाmada0.1
माडरmadara0.1
मदर्madar0.1
मदार्madar0.1
Madar in the Marathi language
मदारmadara84.46
मादरmadara6.12
मादारmadara2.95
मदरmadara1.21
मडारmadara0.46
माडरmadara0.12
आदमadama0.11
मदारीmadari0.09
मदmada0.08
माडारmadara0.08
कादरkadara0.05
मदनmadana0.03
अतारatara0.03
मडरmadara0.03
यदारyadara0.03
माडजेmadaje0.03
नादारnadara0.03
मगरेmagare0.03
आतारatara0.03
गादरgadara0.03
गदारgadara0.03
पदारpadara0.02
महारmahara0.02
Madar in the Bengali language
মৈদরmaidara66.67
মাদারmadara33.33
Madar in the Oriya language
ମଦାରmadara54.29
ମାଦରmadara22.86
ମଦରmadara11.43
ମଦାmada2.86
ମାଦାରmadara2.86
ମଦାରତାିmadaratai2.86
ମାଦାର୍madar2.86
Madar in the Russian language
Мадарmadar-
Madar in the Arabic language
مدارmdar-

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