Modaha Surname
Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname
Modaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,160 | 1:45,639 | 5,146 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Modaha (17) may also be a first name.
Modaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modaha occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Modaha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Modaha is the 317,700th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,181,125 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modaha live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Modaha is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.
The surname Modaha is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 45,639. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 85 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Modaha
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