Modessa Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Modessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
England931:599,11935,891
United States201:18,122,947588,089
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Modessa (90) may also be a first name.

Modessa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modessa (Russian: Модесса) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modessa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 917,199th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Modessa are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 90 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 322,815. In Tanzania Modessa is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent live and Tanga Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Modessa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Modessa Last Name Statistics demography

Modessa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Modessa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modessa in the Russian language
Модессаmodessa-

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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 Modessa
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