Modesto Surname

7,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Modesto Surname User-submission:

Latin surname without defined origin, making it possible to have more than one source. Many historians refer the Iberian region of the XI century, where soldiers often received titles on merit, such as "Bravo", "Cavalheiro" (Gentleman), "Nobre" (Noble), so "Modesto" (Modest) was one of those titles.

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Modesto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil49,3491:4,338341
Mexico6,6631:18,6291,488
Philippines5,0381:20,0952,476
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
United States1,5941:227,39021,965
Portugal1,2741:8,178737
Dominican Republic1,2631:8,260730
Peru1,2091:26,2902,822
Italy1,1571:52,8589,503
Tanzania6471:81,8268,378
Venezuela3781:79,9053,213
Spain3511:133,19710,101
Colombia2851:167,6284,576
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
France2271:292,61144,838
Argentina2221:192,53816,021
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Paraguay431:168,2963,336
England391:1,428,66862,556
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Nicaragua241:250,8792,763
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Panama91:434,6958,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Modesto (176,586) may also be a first name.

Modesto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Latin surname without defined origin, making it possible to have more than one source. Many historians refer the Iberian region of the XI century, where soldiers often received titles on merit, such as "Bravo", "Cavalheiro" (Gentleman), "Nobre" (Noble), so "Modesto" (Modest) was one of those titles. Due to immigration waves over the centuries the name would spread throughout Latin Europe, especially Italy, Spain and Portugal, countries that influenced future immigration waves to the Americas. Where during the XIX century, many "Modesto" coming from Italy region went to Brazil in search of better opportunities than their homeland.

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Modesto Last Name Facts

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

Modesto (Russian: Модесто) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modesto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,858th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 100,751 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Modesto live; 71 percent live in South America and 68 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,955th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 176,586 people.

The surname Modesto is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 49,349 people, or 1 in 4,338. In Brazil Modesto is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 26 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live and Pará, where 11 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 9 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Modesto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Modesto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Modesto last name expanded 39,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Modesto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Modesto surname are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Modesto earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning €31,631 per year; in Peru they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,049 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.64% less than the national average, earning R 179,076 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $23,778,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $53,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modestou93464/
Modestos9318/
Modeszto9314/
Modestto938/
Modestho933/
Modestoy932/
Modeesto931/
Mmodesto931/
Moedesto931/
Moidesto931/
Modestod931/
Modeto926/
Mudesto861,475/
Modesta861,161/
Madesto8614/
Medesto8613/
Modisto8611/
Modasto862/
Modosto861/
Modezto861/
Modestas8015/
Modeszta802/
Meudesto802/
Moudesta801/
Modito7739/
Madeto773/
Modeta771/
Modista7147/
Madesta7123/
Mudesta718/
Moodito714/
Medesta714/
Modetha714/
Modetta713/
Madisto712/
Mudisto712/
Moditoa711/
Modeeta711/
Modasta711/
Modetad711/
Moditot711/
Madetto710/
Mouditou6770/
Moodujto673/
Moudeita671/
Modastta671/

Modesto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modesto in the Russian language
Модестоmodesto-

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