Modaya Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Modaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Modaya (76) may also be a first name.
Modaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Modaya (Hindi: मोडया, Marathi: मोडया, Oriya: େମାଦୟା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,118,459th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. Modaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Modaya reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Modaya is also the 1,107,702nd most common given name world-wide, held by 76 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Modaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଦୟା | emadaya | - |
| Modaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मोडया | modaya | 88.24 |
| मोदया | modaya | 11.76 |
| Modaya in the Hindi language | ||
| मोडया | modaya | 75 |
| मोड़या | moraya | 20 |
| मोदया | modaya | 5 |
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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 Modaya
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