Modestou Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Modestou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modestou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus3511:2,521306
England541:1,031,81650,675
Greece281:395,70752,747
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Modestou (25) may also be a first name.

Modestou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modestou occurs more in Cyprus more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modestou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 651,048th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Modestou live; 82 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Modestou is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

This surname is most common in Cyprus, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 2,521. In Cyprus it is most numerous in: Nicosia District, where 46 percent live, Limassol District, where 31 percent live and Paphos District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Cyprus this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Greece, where 6 percent live.

Modestou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Modestou last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Modestou earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.92% more than the national average, earning $73,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modesto9372,332/
Modestu9355/
Modestus882,475/
Modestos8818/
Modeszto8814/
Modestto888/
Modestho883/
Modestoy882/
Moedesto881/
Mmodesto881/
Moidesto881/
Modestod881/
Modeesto881/
Modeto866/
Mudesto801,475/
Modesta801,161/
Madesto8014/
Modisto8011/
Madestu807/
Modezto801/
Modethu801/
Modettu801/
Mudestu801/
Mouditou7570/
Modestas7515/
Mudestus759/
Modeszta752/
Modestie752/
Meudesto752/
Modestij751/
Madhestu751/
Moudesta751/
Moudiotou7156/
Modito7139/
Madeto713/
Moditu712/
Modeta711/
Modista6747/
Madesta6723/
Modetus6712/
Mudesta678/
Moodito674/
Modetha674/
Modetta673/
Madisto672/
Mudisto672/
Moditoa671/
Moditui671/
Maditou671/
Modeeta671/
Modetie671/
Modetad671/
Moditot671/
Madetto670/

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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 Modestou
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