Modester Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Modester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya961:481,04124,996
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Modester (53,790) may also be a first name.

Modester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modester occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modester? popularity and diffusion

The last name Modester is the 1,415,499th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modester are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 17,380th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 53,790 people.

The surname Modester is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Modester is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent live, Nandi County, where 4 percent live and Busia County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Modester Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Modester surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modesther942/
Modeste9335,294/
Moudeter884/
Modestre883/
Modestie882/
Mudester881/
Modete863/
Moudetere82101/
Modesti807,447/
Modesta801,161/
Modesty80186/
Modiste8034/
Modeted802/
Madeste801/
Modetie801/
Modiete801/
Modetes801/
Moudeterre781/
Modestti7535/
Modethed759/
Moudette755/
Modestio754/
Mudestre753/
Modistte752/
Modestoy752/
Modeszta752/
Modestij751/
Moudesta751/
Madete711,397/
Moudettir71136/
Modite71127/
Modeti7110/
Modeta711/
Madette6767/
Modista6747/
Madesta6723/
Madetea6713/
Madetie6710/
Madiste6710/
Moditej679/
Moddeti679/
Moudeti676/
Madesti675/
Modeiti674/
Modetha674/
Maddete674/
Modetta673/
Modetti672/
Moodeti671/
Modehti671/
Modaite671/
Modeeta671/
Madethe671/

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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 Modester
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