Modeste Surname

15,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Grenada

Modeste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modeste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda11,7831:965220
Chad9,6281:1,412268
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Trinidad and Tobago1,2891:1,058154
France1,1221:59,2007,948
DR Congo1,0401:71,0388,316
United States9871:367,23332,624
Tanzania6031:87,7978,871
Saint Lucia5131:34959
Grenada4751:22837
England2631:211,85618,170
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Mauritius1741:7,4331,549
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Ivory Coast421:549,31516,834
United States Virgin Islands391:2,830482
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Burundi91:1,089,428846
British Virgin Islands81:3,949439
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Barbados21:143,7241,981
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Modeste (104,993) may also be a first name.

Modeste Last Name Facts

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

Modeste (Arabic: موديست) is found most in Rwanda. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modeste? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,795th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 206,481 people. The last name Modeste occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Modeste live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Modeste is also the 9,754th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 104,993 people.

It is most widely held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 11,783 people, or 1 in 965. Not including Rwanda Modeste exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 27 percent are found and Madagascar, where 9 percent are found.

Modeste Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Modeste has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Modeste last name increased 19,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Modeste Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Modeste surname are 26.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Modeste earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $42,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $43,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modester93153/
Modestie932/
Modest9217,671/
Modete923/
Modesther882/
Modesti867,447/
Modesta861,161/
Modesty86186/
Modiste8634/
Modiest8629/
Modesth8615/
Mudeste8610/
Modeted862/
Modests862/
Modhest861/
Medeste861/
Modetes861/
Modiete861/
Madeste861/
Modetie861/
Modet831,606/
Modestti8035/
Modethed809/
Moudette805/
Modestio804/
Moudeter804/
Modistte802/
Modeszta802/
Modestoy802/
Moudesta801/
Mudester801/
Modestij801/
Madete771,397/
Modite77127/
Madest7746/
Modist7728/
Moodet7716/
Modget7715/
Modeti7710/
Modets7710/
Modeed778/
Modesd776/
Moudet772/
Modett771/
Modeta771/
Modestova75561/
Modestová752/
Madette7167/
Modista7147/
Madesht7143/
Madesta7123/
Madetea7113/
Madetie7110/
Madiste7110/
Moditej719/
Moddeti719/
Mudesta718/
Moudeti716/
Madesti715/
Maddete714/
Modetha714/
Modeiti714/
Modetta713/
Moudett713/
Mouddet712/
Modetti712/
Mojdeed711/
Modehti711/
Modgett711/
Modeeta711/
Madethe711/
Modaite711/
Moodeti711/
Modistt710/
Madet67934/
Modit6764/
Modethes677/
Madhetie674/
Moded673/
Modjehed671/
Moudeita671/
Maudette671/
Modastti671/
Madistte671/
Meddiste670/

Modeste Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modeste in the Arabic language
موديستmwdyst-

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Footnotes

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