Modiega Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Modiega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Modiega (59) may also be a first name.
Modiega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modiega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Modiega is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modiega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modiega live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Modiega is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 59 people.
Modiega is most frequent in Botswana, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 22,090. Not including Botswana this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Modiega
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