Modestia Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Modestia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Modestia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Modéstia (1) are calculated separately.

Modestia (61) may also be a first name.

Modestia Last Name Facts

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

Modestia is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Modéstia. Click here for other possible spellings of Modestia.

How Common Is The Last Name Modestia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Modestia reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America. Modestia is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 61 people.

The surname Modestia is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 9,730,651. In Brazil Modestia is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 64 percent are found, Maranhão, where 9 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Modestia exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 15 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modéstia961/
Madestia888/
Modestio884/
Mudestia881/
Madeshtya711/
Madetea6713/
Moditya671/
Maudytia6322/
Madietja631/
Maditya5324/

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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 Modestia
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