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    The surname Madani

    An Arabic surname, carried by 649 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M350

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Madani is more common than 78.6% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic مدني (madaniyy, “urban, civilized”). This surname is mostly found in Algeria.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 649 people named Madani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 494.

    #34,801
    rank among US surnames
    649
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +31.4%
    change since 2000 (was #41,522)

    Who is named Madani

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    67% of people named Madani identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 9.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 67%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 18%
    • Two or more races 9.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Madanis

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Abassi Madani
      Algerian politician, the founder of the Islamic Salvation Front (1931–2019)
    • Nawell Madani
      Belgian humorist, born 1979
    • Houari Manar
      Algerian rai singer, 1981–2019

    Notable Madanis come mostly from Algeria (2) and Belgium (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Madani

    Madani has the Soundex code M350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M350.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Madani come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic مدني (madaniyy, “urban, civilized”). This surname is mostly found in Algeria.
    How common is the surname Madani?
    649 people in the United States had the surname Madani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. It ranked 34,801st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Madani?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Madani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Madani?
    Abassi Madani, Algerian politician, the founder of the Islamic Salvation Front (1931–2019), followed by Nawell Madani.
    Where is the surname Madani most common?
    Wikidata records people named Madani in Algeria and Belgium.
    Is the surname Madani getting more or less common?
    More common. 494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 649 in 2010, up 31%.