Madela Surname
Approximately 11,702 people bear this surname
Madela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 9,568 | 1:5,662 | 715 |
| India | 977 | 1:785,123 | 35,381 |
| Philippines | 458 | 1:221,044 | 34,179 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Brazil | 189 | 1:1,132,668 | 39,509 |
| Poland | 86 | 1:441,962 | 45,671 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Mádela (1) are calculated separately.
Madela (1,355) may also be a first name.
Madela Demographics
Average Madela Salary in
United States
$39,256 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Madela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Madela (Arabic: ماديلا, Hindi: मदेला, Marathi: मदेला, Oriya: ମାେଡଲା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mádela. Click here to see other potential spellings of Madela.
How Common Is The Last Name Madela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Madela is the 44,375th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 622,761 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Madela are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 213,071st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,355 people.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 9,568 people, or 1 in 5,662. In South Africa Madela is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.
Madela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Madela last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Madela earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 42.22% less than the national average, earning R 137,304 per year and in United States they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $39,256 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madela in the Hindi language | ||
| मदेला | madela | 50 |
| मडेला | madela | 25 |
| मादेला | madela | 25 |
| Madela in the Marathi language | ||
| मदेला | madela | 50 |
| मडेला | madela | 43.33 |
| मादेला | madela | 3.33 |
| मदेळा | madela | 3.33 |
| Madela in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଡଲା | maedala | 40 |
| ମାେଦଳା | maedala | 20 |
| ମାେଦଲା | maedala | 20 |
| ମେଦଳା | medala | 20 |
| Madela in the Arabic language | ||
| ماديلا | madyla | - |
| ماديلي | madyly | - |
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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 Madela
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