Modena Surname

54,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Modena Surname User-submission:

An Italian surname from the city of the same name in Emilia-Romagna region.

Modena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,1411:11,8961,876
Brazil2,1581:99,2003,731
United States6291:576,24647,213
Philippines4611:219,60634,026
Argentina2071:206,49017,041
Indonesia1451:912,06368,055
France1441:461,26965,815
Uruguay771:44,5685,026
Peru541:588,59515,207
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
England321:1,741,18971,393
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Módena (18) & Modéna (1) are calculated separately.

Modena (1,589) may also be a first name.

Modena Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Italian surname from the city of the same name in Emilia-Romagna region.

- johnk61

Modena Last Name Facts

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

Modena (Russian: Модена) is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Módena or Modéna. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,888th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 786,313 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Modena are found; 56 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 193,966th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,589 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 5,141 people, or 1 in 11,896. In Italy Modena is most frequent in: Veneto, where 27 percent reside, Trentino-Alto Adige, where 21 percent reside and Lombardy, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Italy it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Modena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Modena has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Modena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Modena last name are 15.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Modena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning €33,776 per year; in Peru they earn 26.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,288 per year; in South Africa they earn 294.32% more than the national average, earning R 937,056 per year and in United States they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $49,691 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Módena9418/
Modéna941/
Modeena9210/
Modenga926/
Moddena921/
Modenap921/
Moudena921/
Moidena921/
Modeana921/
Modenas921/
Moedena921/
Moudeina8611/
Moddiena867/
Modheena865/
Modehina863/
Mohdeena861/
Moidoena861/
Modina839,425/
Medena832,383/
Madena83572/
Modene83213/
Modyna83155/
Modana83119/
Mudena8360/
Modeni8329/
Modona8328/
Modeno8327/
Moddheena803/
H'Moudena801/
Madenga771,645/
Moudene77672/
Mudenga77538/
Modenes77485/
Modinat77396/
Modenez77362/
Madeena77344/
Maddena77291/
Moudina77272/
Moudeni77239/
Modinga77154/
Muddena77100/
Modanai7759/
Modanay7746/
Modanau7737/
Madhena7728/
Maudena7723/
Modanah7723/
Modengi7721/
Modengo7721/
Modenos7720/
Modhina7718/
Madoena7718/
Madenah7712/
Modenou779/
Madenas778/
Modhana777/
Medeana776/
Maadena775/
Madeina775/
Medeina775/
Madiena775/
Modonna774/
Moedana774/
Madeana773/
Madeuna773/
Madeyna773/
Moideni773/
Modanna772/
Modeeni772/
Meddena772/
Modiene772/
Modenyi772/
Moodana772/
Masdena771/
Madenoa771/
Moudyna771/
Moydina771/
Mudeena771/
Mudenah771/
Moddina771/
Mohdana771/
Mohdina771/
Modeane771/
Mudenoa771/
Moddene771/
Madegna771/
Mediena771/
Mudenaa771/
Mudiena771/
Moidina771/
Modaina771/
Modenge771/
Modenot771/
Modenés771/
Modenês771/
Moedeno771/
Mohdeni771/
Modeniz771/
Madaena771/
Madesna770/
Modeń731/
Mouddene71833/
Moudaina71538/
Modeneis7176/
Madenach7124/
Madheena7117/
Madhenga7115/
Hmoudene7113/
Mudhenga719/
Madoenha719/
Moudayna718/
Moddanna717/
Mosdenyi717/
Hmedeina717/
Muddhena714/
Maddeena714/
Muideena714/
Madengah713/
Modainas713/
Mudhenna713/
Moudhene713/
Maddenga712/
Moudaïna712/
Moudinga712/
Maudenas711/
Maddhena711/
Madhenna711/
Maadeena711/
Meddeena711/
Moddhana711/
Modoenho711/
Moudigna711/
Modeness711/
Moutdana711/
Mohddeni711/
Medina671,912,117/
Madina6721,565/
Madeni674,857/
Madona673,540/
Madana672,509/
Madene671,823/
Modino671,533/
Modini671,045/
Madeny67499/
Modine67488/
Mudina67345/
Medana67314/
Mudyna67188/
Madyna67107/
Medona67100/
Mudeni6741/
Mudene6725/
Madeno6719/
H'Moudene6714/
Modiny676/
Mudeno673/
Medjna671/
Moudhenge671/
H'Medeina671/
H'Medeyna671/
Módeno671/
Módina671/
Mouddener671/
Médana671/

Modena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modena in the Russian language
Моденаmodena-

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