Modesta Surname

321,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Modesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Mexico1991:623,75010,152
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Modesta (181,578) may also be a first name.

Modesta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modesta (Hindi: मोदेस्ता, Oriya: େସାେର) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Modesta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modesta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 321,573rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,276,956 people. The last name Modesta is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Modesta live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Modesta is also the 5,784th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 181,578 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Aside from Ghana Modesta is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent reside.

Modesta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Modesta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Modesta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Modesta earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modestas9315/
Modeszta932/
Moudesta931/
Modeta921/
Modesto8672,332/
Modeste8635,294/
Modesti867,447/
Modesty86186/
Modista8647/
Madesta8623/
Mudesta868/
Medesta864/
Modetha864/
Modetta863/
Modasta861/
Modeeta861/
Modetad861/
Modestou80464/
Modester80153/
Modestti8035/
Modestos8018/
Modeszto8014/
Modestto808/
Modestio804/
Modestho803/
Modestie802/
Modestoy802/
Modeesto801/
Modastta801/
Mmodesto801/
Moedesto801/
Moudeita801/
Modestij801/
Moidesto801/
Modestod801/
Madeta77180/
Modita7789/
Modeto776/
Modistach75113/
Modystach7547/
Modeithay757/
Modesther752/
Mudesto711,475/
Madieta71103/
Modiste7134/
Madasta7121/
Madesto7114/
Madosta7113/
Medesto7113/
Madetea7113/
Modisto7111/
Mudeste7110/
Medista719/
Madista716/
Madesti715/
Madetat714/
Modasto712/
Madeste711/
Modosto711/
Moditoa711/
Madetha711/
Modezto711/
Modaita711/
Maddeta711/
Madetta711/
Moudaita67202/
Mahadeta6722/
Madastha6710/
Mehdista674/
Meudesto672/
Maudista672/
Modistte672/
Moditaph671/
Mudester671/
Modithay671/

Modesta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modesta in the Hindi language
मोदेस्ताmodesta-
Modesta in the Oriya language
େସାେରesaera50
ଜାେତjaeta25
େଟେଟeteta25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Modesta
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