Modafferi Surname

185,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Modafferi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modafferi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,7361:35,2296,326
United States4121:879,75566,617
Canada551:669,92054,285
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Modafferi (27) may also be a first name.

Modafferi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modafferi occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Modafferi.

How Common Is The Last Name Modafferi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,683rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,193,491 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Modafferi are found; 76 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 1,736 people, or 1 in 35,229. In Italy Modafferi is primarily concentrated in: Calabria, where 83 percent are found, Lazio, where 5 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 3 percent are found. Besides Italy it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Modafferi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Modafferi last name are 7.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Modafferi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning €33,877 per year; in United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.83% more than the national average, earning $57,548 CAD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Modafferi
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