Modingwana Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

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

Modingwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modingwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Modingwana (28) may also be a first name.

Modingwana Last Name Facts

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

Modingwana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modingwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Modingwana is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Modingwana reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Modingwana is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 28 people.

The last name Modingwana is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 62 percent reside, North West, where 24 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa Modingwana occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Modingwana Last Name Statistics demography

Modingwana earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning R 250,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modingwane90371/
Madingwana90120/
Medingwana902/
Modengwana901/
Madingwane80641/
Madengwana8034/
Modengwane801/
Modincwane801/
Madengwane7091/
Madengwani704/
Madimgwane701/

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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
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  • 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 Modingwana
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