Madras Surname

343,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Poland

Madras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5751:1,334,02751,967
Turkey1141:682,64435,241
France1111:598,40379,437
Poland811:469,24447,315
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Madraś (1) are calculated separately.

Madras (982) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madraś941/
Madrais92213/
Madrase9220/
Madrass9220/
Madrash922/
Madrasz922/
Maddras921/
Madhras921/
Madraus921/
Madraas921/
Madra912,386/
Madrasch867/
Madrasse861/
Madray831,148/
Madraa83932/
Modras83490/
Madrau83160/
Madrai83139/
Madrap83133/
Maidra83133/
Madros83116/
Madhra8397/
Maddra8383/
Madrea8376/
Majdra8363/
Madrat8348/
Madrah8338/
Medras8316/
Madrad8312/
Maadra8312/
Madraz836/
Madraj834/
Maudra834/
Maydra833/
Madrax833/
Hmadra832/
Mahdra831/
Mhadra831/
Mhaidra77665/
Madrois7798/
Madrous7750/
Madrach7744/
Medrash7726/
Maddray7725/
Madrose7723/
Madraai7723/
Maidera7713/
Maadray778/
Maddrea777/
Madhray774/
Maddrah773/
Majdrza773/
Madraah773/
Madraha773/
Hmadrai772/
Meadros772/
Madreau772/
Madroos772/
Maydrga771/
Madrath771/
Medrais771/
Maydrea771/
Madrace771/
Madraiz771/
Maaidra771/
Majdera771/
Maidrat771/
Majdrad771/
Medrass771/
Matdros771/
Modrais771/
Madraup771/
Mahdrza771/
Modra731,566/
Madro73527/
Módra73311/
Madrá737/
Mhaidrat71204/
M'Haidra7110/
Madroush7110/
Maudrait713/
Moudreas712/
Mohdrais712/
Maheudra711/
Madrache711/
Maideros711/
Hmaddrad711/
Modrea67315/
Madrey67134/
Madroi67125/
Medros67114/
Meidra6760/
Modrau6752/
Modray6746/
Madroy6724/
Madroo6721/
Moudra679/
Madroň676/
Meydra675/
Madrox675/
Maudrá675/
Madroh675/
Maudro674/
Moodra673/
Modrah672/
Madhro672/
Madrod672/
Maidro672/
Mhadro671/
Madrot671/
Madrou671/
Meudra671/
Modraj671/
Modros671/
Médros671/
Módrai671/
Modrad671/
Modroa671/
Mohdrashd671/
Mahdro671/
Maddro670/

Madras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madras in the Hindi language
मद्रासmadrasa94.44
मद्रसmadrasa2.78
मदरसmadarasa2.78
Madras in the Oriya language
ମାଡାସmadasa87.5
ମଦାସmadasa12.5
Madras in the Marathi language
माासmaasa60
मोरेासmoreasa20
उदरसाudarasa10
अंबादासambadasa10

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Madras
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