Modestin Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Panama

Modestin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modestin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3771:176,18827,418
Haiti721:148,3886,344
Panama501:78,2453,248
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Modestin (1,309) may also be a first name.

Modestin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modestin is most common in France. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modestin? popularity and diffusion

Modestin is the 562,135th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Modestin is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Modestin reside; 77 percent reside in Caribbean and 77 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 217,367th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 1,309 people.

Modestin is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 176,188. In France Modestin is most common in: Martinique, where 97 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 2 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent reside. Other than France this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 13 percent reside and Panama, where 9 percent reside.

Modestin Last Name Statistics demography

Modestin earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.83% less than the national average, earning $24,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modestina9414/
Moudestin941/
Modetin93102/
Madestin883/
Modesten881/
Medestin881/
Mudesstin821/
Madetin8014/
Modhesteng781/
Medastin7549/
Madistin7517/
Madesten757/
Madastin751/
Madeten6736/
Maditin671/
Madethen6389/
Maditing631/

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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 Modestin
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