Modiba Surname

22,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Modiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa23,5621:2,299289
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Burkina Faso461:398,9596,181
England451:1,238,17956,985
Niger281:685,42916,503
Benin201:516,78033,864
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States131:27,881,456736,413
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland31:126,6975,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Modiba (955) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modiboa92280/
Moudiba92134/
Modibai926/
Modieba921/
Modhibai863/
Modibooa862/
Modiboha861/
Modaiboa861/
Madiba8314,969/
Modibo833,951/
Mudiba83906/
Modibe83514/
Moduba83203/
Mediba8325/
Modibi8311/
Modeba8310/
Modiwa833/
Modiva832/
Modıba831/
Moddibo77374/
Madioba7773/
Medibai7764/
Moidiva7744/
Madhiba7726/
Madibha7718/
Madibay7715/
Modieva779/
Madieba778/
Moudibo777/
Madibai777/
Modivah776/
Maadiba776/
Mudhiba775/
Moudeba775/
Madiboa773/
Modivay773/
Madeiba772/
Modibou772/
Modibei772/
Maduiba772/
Mhodiwa771/
Modiboo771/
Modubah771/
Matdiba771/
Mudibah771/
Moudibe771/
Moodibo771/
Modiebi771/
Modiobi771/
Modiobo771/
Modivai771/
Modiboi771/
Mgodiwa771/
Meduiba771/
Mohdibo771/
Modebah771/
Modiova771/
Madibah771/
Madhibha71255/
Moudiebe7117/
Medibaai717/
Mudhibha717/
Modebach716/
Moddubai713/
Moydieva713/
Madhibai713/
Moudioua711/
Moudibou711/
Modishwa711/
Madiobha711/
Mehdibai711/
Medibhai711/
Medhibai711/
Mudhibai711/
Madibo675,253/
Madiwa671,522/
Mudibo671,322/
Maduba67846/
Modebe67616/
Madibe67573/
Madiva67396/
Modeva67303/
Madeba67248/
Mudibi67244/
Mudeba67175/
Madibi67174/
Medeba67128/
Modewa6758/
Mahdibaid6737/
Modubo6715/
Mudiva6712/
Modebi677/
Modebo676/
Modivi676/
Medibo674/
Modevi673/
Modjua672/
Madjba671/
Modiwo671/

Modiba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modiba in the Hindi language
मोडीबाmodiba-
Modiba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺒﺎmwdyba66.67
ﻣﻮﺩﺑﺎmwdba22.22
ﻣﻮﺩﺑﻲmwdby11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Modiba
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