Madras Surname
Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname
Madras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 575 | 1:1,334,027 | 51,967 |
| Turkey | 114 | 1:682,644 | 35,241 |
| France | 111 | 1:598,403 | 79,437 |
| Poland | 81 | 1:469,244 | 47,315 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Afghanistan | 52 | 1:618,330 | 7,160 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Madraś (1) are calculated separately.
Madras (982) may also be a first name.
Madras Demographics
Average Madras Salary in
Canada
$78,542 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Madras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Madras (Hindi: मद्रास, Marathi: माास, Oriya: ମାଡାସ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Madraś. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madras? popularity and diffusion
The last name Madras is the 343,060th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,817,162 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Madras are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 257,086th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 982 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 1,334,027. In India Madras is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 63 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 11 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.
Madras Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Madras earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.08% less than the national average, earning R 178,032 per year and in Canada they earn 58.09% more than the national average, earning $78,542 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madras in the Hindi language | ||
| मद्रास | madrasa | 94.44 |
| मद्रस | madrasa | 2.78 |
| मदरस | madarasa | 2.78 |
| Madras in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଡାସ | madasa | 87.5 |
| ମଦାସ | madasa | 12.5 |
| Madras in the Marathi language | ||
| माास | maasa | 60 |
| मोरेास | moreasa | 20 |
| उदरसा | udarasa | 10 |
| अंबादास | ambadasa | 10 |
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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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- 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 Madras
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