Madura Surname

62,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Madura Surname Definition:

(Polish) The wise or learned man.

Madura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,9471:5,272767
United States1,1591:312,73428,636
Poland8751:43,4396,823
Philippines7791:129,95922,155
India3251:2,360,20176,760
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
Hungary1201:81,8028,194
France751:885,636103,228
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Slovakia531:100,68819,203
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Czechia111:966,67976,885
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Madura (8,986) may also be a first name.

Madura Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The wise or learned man.

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

Madura Last Name Facts

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

Madura (Hindi: मदुरा, Marathi: मदुरा, Oriya: ମାଦୁରା, Russian: Мадура) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 62,942nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 914,946 people. The last name Madura is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Madura live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,766th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 8,986 people.

The last name Madura is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 3,947 people, or 1 in 5,272. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Madura occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 11 percent reside.

Madura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Madura has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 57,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Madura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Madura surname are 18.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Madura earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning R 195,168 per year; in United States they earn 13.55% more than the national average, earning $48,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madurai921,951/
Madhura921,780/
Maduray921,582/
Madurga92767/
Majdura9250/
Madaura9232/
Maduras9229/
Madoura9223/
Maddura9220/
Madurah9219/
Masdura9216/
Maidura922/
Maduira921/
Maduraj921/
Maduura921/
Madeura921/
Madurea921/
Madhurai86141/
Maidaura86118/
Madhuraj8670/
Maduraud8648/
Madouras8632/
Madhuura8622/
Madahura8616/
Madhaura8615/
Madhuray8612/
Maduraja868/
Mahadura866/
Madhurad861/
Mgadhura861/
Masdoura861/
Madouray861/
Maidoura861/
Madhurza861/
Madurray861/
Maduro8317,925/
Madira835,781/
Maduri835,465/
Madora83823/
Medura83585/
Madure83429/
Madury8319/
Modura833/
Maduré831/
Masduraud8043/
Mahdourad8011/
Madouraud805/
Maddurapp803/
Madhuraih803/
Madhuiray801/
Madhuraja801/
Madhurgai801/
Madhurgaj801/
Maidourga801/
Madduri7713,836/
Madhuri778,428/
Madouri772,248/
Madhira772,198/
Madhure77951/
Mmadira77138/
Madhora77129/
Medaura77121/
Masduri77102/
Madiray7793/
Madhuro7792/
Maiduri7787/
Madaure7777/
Madoure7774/
Maduros7769/
Madirah7747/
Maduuri7740/
Madauri7738/
Moduras7735/
Maaduri7734/
Maduuro7733/
Madurie7732/
Madguri7732/
Maddira7727/
Maddury7726/
Madauro7721/
Madures7720/
Madiera7720/
Madorra7719/
Mahduri7716/
Madurro7713/
Masduro7712/
Madhury7710/
Madouro7710/
Madirau777/
Meaduri777/
Madeure777/
Ma'dira777/
Maydure776/
Maidora776/
Maduiri776/
Maduroo775/
Madiraa774/
Madurgi774/
Maddure774/
Mayduri774/
Maadira773/
Madirai773/
Maidira773/
Madeuri772/
Modurat772/
Medhura772/
Madoury772/
Modhura772/
Madoray772/
Maduroi772/
Mahdure771/
Majduri771/
Maidure771/
Maduero771/
Maduree771/
Madurei771/
Madurri771/
Maduryi771/
Meadora771/
Moddura771/
Madirra771/
Mmodura771/
Madihra771/
Madurhe771/
Modurai771/
Meadure770/
Maduris770/
Maddora770/
Mahdouri71743/
Madourie71273/
Madhuree71198/
Maddhuri71162/
Mahadure71145/
Madouros7197/
Madhaure7196/
Madduroo7175/
Maddouri7160/
Madourou7149/
Mahadira7145/
Moudoura7132/
Maadouri7129/
Madouris7123/
Madutroo7122/
Madhusri7122/
Madhauro7120/
Maddirah7117/
Maadhuri7117/
Mahduroh7116/
Maidauri7116/
Madhuuri7111/
Modhuras719/
Madduuri718/
Madhirau717/
Madhuuro717/
Madhirai716/
Madhuriy716/
Mahadora716/
Madhiray715/
Madhauri714/
Madhurii713/
Madooray713/
Madhoraj712/
Madhurei712/
Madhurri712/
Modouras712/
Mahaduri711/
Mahdhuri711/
Maidurgi711/
Maiduruy711/
Maudhuri711/
Maddhira711/
Madduree711/
Madhhuri711/
Madhurih711/
Madhurio711/
Madhuure711/
Madhuyri711/
Maadduri711/
Maadirai711/
Maadiraj711/
Maaduuri711/
Madoorai711/
Modhuraj711/
Mmadduri711/
Meddoura711/
Masdouri711/
Madeurie711/
Madhoray711/
Madauriy711/
Madhures711/
Madouret711/
Madourey711/
Maidiray711/
Maidorai711/
Maidouro711/
Maïdouro711/
Maduress711/
Madaureh711/
Madore677,093/
Madoro671,769/
Madiro671,732/
Madori67577/
Moduri67129/
Modora67100/
Madory6766/
Medira6753/
Mahdhuroh6734/
Moduro6723/
Modure6715/
Madoré6714/
Madhuresh6712/
Meduro6712/
Madhusree679/
Modira674/
Maddhuroo671/
Maddhurri671/
Madourzei671/
Maidourou671/
Mahdoraha671/
Moudourah671/
Maadhouri671/
Meaddorra670/

Madura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madura in the Hindi language
मदुराmadura87.5
मदूराmadura6.94
मधुराmadhura4.17
मथुराmathura1.39
Madura in the Oriya language
ମାଦୁରାmadura73.08
ମଦୁରାmadura15.38
ମଡୂରାmadura3.85
ମାଦୂରାmadura3.85
ମଦୁରmadura3.85
Madura in the Marathi language
मदुराmadura61.16
मधुराmadhura14.88
मदूराmadura5.79
मधुकरmadhukara2.89
पांडुरंगpanduranga2.07
मदनmadana1.65
मथुराmathura1.65
माधवmadhava1.65
मधूराmadhura0.83
मडुराmadura0.83
मदुरmadura0.83
मंदारmandara0.83
मादुराmadura0.83
माधुरीmadhuri0.41
माधुराmadhura0.41
मदरीmadari0.41
Madura in the Russian language
Мадураmadura-

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