Modewa Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Modewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modewa is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modewa? popularity and diffusion

Modewa is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Modewa are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Modewa is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Outside of Botswana this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modeawa924/
Moudewa922/
Madewa83447/
Modeva83303/
Mudewa8354/
Medewa8337/
Modawa8335/
Modeba8310/
Modiwa833/
Modewi831/
Modeawi77958/
Madewad7759/
Modevad7749/
Modeeva7739/
Modoeva7727/
Mudeswa7715/
Madeiwa7712/
Madewea7710/
Medaewa779/
Modieva779/
Mudehwa778/
Mudeiwa777/
Moudeba775/
Mudiewa774/
Medeawa774/
Madeswa773/
Modebah771/
Madhewa771/
Medeway771/
Mhodiwa771/
Modaeva771/
Modhewe771/
Motdawa771/
Modeabe771/
Mgodiwa771/
Mgudewa771/
Mahadewa7133/
Muddewad7133/
Madheiwa717/
Madhewad717/
Mudhewad714/
Moydieva713/
Madhehwa711/
Mudeihwa711/
Mudheiwa711/
Moudaywa711/
Modishwa711/
Modiba6723,797/
Madawa673,779/
Mudiwa672,498/
Madiwa671,522/
Modebe67616/
Modibe67514/
Medawa67370/
Madeba67248/
Mudeba67175/
Madeva67172/
Mudeva67110/
Madewi67102/
Modava6772/
Medeva6746/
Mudewe6730/
Madewe6728/
Madewo6718/
Medewo6717/
Modebi677/
Modebo676/
Mediwa673/
Modevi673/
Modowo673/
Modiva672/
Muddhewad672/
Modjua672/
Mudywa672/
Modawo672/
Médéwa671/
Mahadewad671/
Maahdewad671/
Modywi671/
Modiwo671/
Madewy671/
Modjue671/
Modevy671/
Modıba671/
Madywa671/
Mudewi671/

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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 Modewa
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