Modikwe Surname

214,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6531:32,7754,196
Botswana2541:8,6101,539
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Modikwe (677) may also be a first name.

Modikwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modikwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modikwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 214,812th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,807,495 people. The last name Modikwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modikwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 318,411th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 677 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,653 people, or 1 in 32,775. In South Africa Modikwe is most common in: North West, where 47 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and Limpopo, where 5 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 13 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Modikwe Last Name Statistics demography

Modikwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.57% less than the national average, earning R 141,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madikwe861,354/
Modikwa861,040/
Modukwe868/
Modekwe867/
Mudikwe862/
Medikwe862/
Modigwe861/
Madikgwe808/
Maduikwe802/
Modyokwe801/
Moduekwe801/
Madukwe713,995/
Madikwa711,208/
Madigwe71273/
Mudekwe71222/
Madekwe71155/
Modicue7169/
Modique7142/
Mudikwa7135/
Medekwe7113/
Modukue714/
Modigue713/
Medigwe712/
Mudigwe711/
Madicwe711/
Modekwa711/
Modukwy711/
Mudikwi711/
Maduekwe673,159/
Mmadukwe67157/
Modiquet6726/
Mmadigwe6720/
Mudhikwa674/
Mmadekwe674/
Madukwue672/
Motdique671/
Meduekwe671/
Maadukwe671/
Madukwee671/

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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 Modikwe
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