Modern Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Modern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
England281:1,989,93178,001
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guam11:160,1214,893
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Modern (4,056) may also be a first name.

Modern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modern (Russian: Модерн) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modern? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 283,476th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,362,433 people. Modern is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Modern live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Modern is also the 109,433rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 4,056 people.

Modern is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 976 people, or 1 in 94,196. Beside Egypt it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Modern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Modern has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Modern last name increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Modern Last Name Statistics demography

Modern earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning R 254,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moderne92147/
Modernd9240/
Moderen9233/
Moderin922/
Moddern921/
Moderina864/
Modderin861/
Madern83645/
Modarn8325/
Medern832/
Moderienė8039/
Modernova803/
Mouderina801/
Maddern772,898/
Maderin77128/
Modarin7730/
Modirin776/
Mederin775/
Maderne772/
Muderng771/
Muderen771/
Moddorn770/
Medearn770/
Madoerin7151/
Maderina713/
Mudering712/
Mohdhorin675/
Medorn675/
Madorn674/
Madarn673/
Mahaderen671/
Madirn670/

Modern Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modern in the Russian language
Модернmodern-

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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 Modern
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