Modiba Surname
Approximately 23,797 people bear this surname
Modiba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 23,562 | 1:2,299 | 289 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Burkina Faso | 46 | 1:398,959 | 6,181 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Modiba (955) may also be a first name.
Modiba Demographics
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Modiba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modiba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Modiba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺒﺎ, Hindi: मोडीबा) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Modiba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 22,816th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 306,238 people. The last name Modiba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modiba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 261,239th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 955 people.
Modiba is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 23,562 people, or 1 in 2,299. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.
Modiba Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Modiba surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Modiba earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.55% less than the national average, earning R 160,296 per year and in United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Modiba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modiba in the Hindi language | ||
| मोडीबा | modiba | - |
| Modiba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺒﺎ | mwdyba | 66.67 |
| ﻣﻮﺩﺑﺎ | mwdba | 22.22 |
| ﻣﻮﺩﺑﻲ | mwdby | 11.11 |
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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
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