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 has its highest incidence in France. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modestin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Modestin is the 562,135th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. Modestin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Modestin live; 77 percent live in Caribbean and 77 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Modestin is also the 217,367th most common first name worldwide, held by 1,309 people.

The last name Modestin is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 176,188. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Martinique, where 97 percent live, Île-de-France, where 2 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 13 percent live and Panama, where 9 percent live.

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
  • 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 Modestin
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