Modestov Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Modestov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modestov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3271:440,74341,750
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Modestov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modestov (Russian: Модестов) is most common in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modestov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 723,769th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name Modestov is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Modestov live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 440,743. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 18 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Russia Modestov is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent are found and Estonia, where 3 percent are found.

Modestov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Modestov are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51.11% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modestova94561/
Modestovs941/
Modestow8828/
Madestov8821/
Modestev8819/
Madestova8223/
Madetov8027/
Madetova7543/
Madistov751/
Medostov751/
Maditov671/
Maditova631/
Modistaw631/
Moditaph501/

Modestov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modestov in the Russian language
Модестовmodestov-

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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 Modestov
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