Modesty Forename
291,524th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 790 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Modesty Forename Definition:
Found as a baptismal female name among the Puritans in England. It may be compared with the name of a Roman martyr, Modestus, and also with the Scripture name Bilhan, signifying ‘modest.’
Modesty Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59% | 282 | 1:629,661 | 18,320 |
| United States | 100% | 176 | 1:2,059,869 | 34,033 |
| Zambia | - | 91 | 1:174,229 | 6,469 |
| India | 83% | 51 | 1:23,821,137 | 529,308 |
| South Africa | 100% | 39 | 1:1,398,273 | 47,393 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 26 | 1:593,224 | 25,219 |
| Philippines | 95% | 24 | 1:4,417,062 | 79,224 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Sweden | 100% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 10 | 1:2,161,050 | 45,539 |
| Uganda | 63% | 8 | 1:5,119,615 | 45,522 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| England | 100% | 6 | 1:9,267,154 | 67,986 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Belgium | - | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Italy | 68% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
Modesty (186) may also be a surname.
Modesty Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found as a baptismal female name among the Puritans in England. It may be compared with the name of a Roman martyr, Modestus, and also with the Scripture name Bilhan, signifying ‘modest.’
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Latin name, meaning: The self-effacing quality. There is no record of this old Puritan forename having been given to any but women.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Modesty Forename Popularity
Modesty Demographics
Average Modesty Salary in
United States
$33,393 USD
Per year
Rank:
347,398 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.25331E-5
Rank: 38,127 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
76.71%
Sample size: 105 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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