Modibe Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modibe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modibe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3941:137,50715,895
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Modibe (1,728) may also be a first name.

Modibe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modibe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﺏ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modibe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 603,653rd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modibe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Modibe is also the 184,647th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 1,728 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 137,507. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, North West, where 37 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 21 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.

Modibe Last Name Statistics demography

Modibe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.09% less than the national average, earning R 116,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modibei922/
Moudibe921/
Moudiebe8617/
Modiba8323,797/
Modebe83616/
Madibe83573/
Modube83240/
Medibe83126/
Modibi8311/
Modiboa77280/
Modebei77170/
Moudiba77134/
Modeber77102/
Madiebe7746/
Moudebe7713/
Modieva779/
Mmodebe778/
Modibai776/
Maduibe775/
Muodebe775/
Medibey773/
Madibey771/
Madibhe771/
Moidebe771/
Modieba771/
Madiber771/
Modiebi771/
Modieve771/
Modiboi771/
Modeabe771/
Modiobi771/
Mudibee771/
Modjuie771/
Moydieva713/
Modhibai713/
Modibooa712/
Moudeber711/
Mahdiber711/
Muodebei711/
Modaiboa711/
Mahdibey711/
Madiebeu711/
Moudjber711/
Modiboha711/
Madiba6714,969/
Madebe673,653/
Mudiba67906/
Madube67878/
Mudibi67244/
Modubi67236/
Madibi67174/
Modewa6758/
Madiwe6737/
Medebe6728/
Mudebe6726/
Modeba6710/
Modebi677/
Madive676/
Modivi676/
Medube675/
Modiwa673/
Modevi673/
Medibi673/
Modiva672/
Modywi671/
Medjbe671/
Mmaduibeh671/
Mahdibieh671/
Medibé671/
Modjue671/
Modevy671/
Modewi671/
Modıba671/

Modibe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modibe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺪﺏmdb80
ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺒﻪmwdybh20

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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 Modibe
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