Modawu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Modawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156

Modawu Last Name Facts

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

Modawu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modawu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 80 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Limpopo, where 7 percent reside.

Modawu Last Name Statistics demography

Modawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.35% less than the national average, earning R 51,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madawu83382/
Mudawu83122/
Modavu831/
Madhawu77102/
Mudhawu7741/
Modabou771/
Medawou771/
Madawou771/
Madawgu771/
Mahadawu7129/
Maddawus711/
Madewu67215/
Madabu6764/
Madavu6747/
Mudavu6712/
Medewu673/
Modobu671/
Mudabu671/
Medavu671/

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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 Modawu
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