Madarász Surname

98,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Madarász Surname User-submission:

Madarász is an occupational surname. It means 'fowler' in Hungarian.

Madarász Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4,1961:2,339259
Slovakia4191:12,7361,682
Romania1291:155,64216,372
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Madarasz (1,411), Madarãsz (1) & Madaràsz (1) are calculated separately.

Madarász Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Madarász is an occupational surname. It means 'fowler' in Hungarian.

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Madarász Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madarász occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Madarasz, Madarãsz or Madaràsz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Madarász? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,479th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,513,823 people. The last name Madarász occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Madarász reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Madarász is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 4,196 people, or 1 in 2,339. In Hungary Madarász is most frequent in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Pest County, where 14 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Hungary it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 9 percent are found and Romania, where 3 percent are found.

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