Modestina Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cuba

Modestina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modestina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modestina (2,252) may also be a first name.

Modestina Last Name Facts

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

Modestina is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modestina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Modestina occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Modestina reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Luso-South America. Modestina is also the 157,396th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,252 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Modestina is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 60 percent reside, Piauí, where 20 percent reside and São Paulo, where 20 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Italy, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modestinaa951/
Modestin94564/
Modestino89489/
Moudestin891/
Madestin823/
Modesten821/
Modhesteng741/
Madistin7117/
Madesten717/
Moditena711/
Maditinga671/
Madytinos5632/
Madytinou562/
Maditinou561/

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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 Modestina
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