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MEDAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,616^th

Most common surname in India

788

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, danoli, dhanoli, kashyap, meda and rebaala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Medard has several variations, including Médard, Medardo, Medart, Madar, Meder, Mederer, Medert, Meddes, and Meddis. The religion associated with MEDAR surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are marathi and kannada.
Medhurst could also be a variation of this surname. Additionally, Mettert and Metter might be alterations, and the surname can have phonetic variations like "Meh-dar" or "May-dar," depending on regional accents and language influences.

State-wise distribution of people with MEDAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Gujarat

Assam

Bihar

Category-wise distribution of people with MEDAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname MEDAR appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

119 (59%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

43 (21%)

Voters List

41 (20%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

MEDAR families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

MEDAR is classified as a PROFESSION-based surname because it is historically associated with BASKET MAKERS,BAMBOO CRAFTSMAN.

The MEDAR surname is found across multiple communities including Kurumba communities.

The MEDAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

MEDAR families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DANOLI, DHANOLI, KASHYAP, MEDA, REBAALA.

Jharkhand has the highest concentration of the MEDAR surname with 67 records (33.0%).

The MEDAR surname is written in MARATHI, KANNADA scripts.

MEDAR is ranked #12616 in India with approximately 788 people bearing this surname.

The MEDAR surname is found across 9 states, with the top 3 being Jharkhand (33.0%), Karnataka (25.1%), Maharashtra (15.3%).

MEDAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with MEDAR surname

Category-wise distribution of people with MEDAR surname

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Kuldevta (family deity) worshipped by MEDAR families?

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What are the gotras found among MEDAR families?

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