Modipa Surname

132,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,414 people bear this surname

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

Modipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3251:16,2942,063
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Modipa (269) may also be a first name.

Modipa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modipa (Marathi: मोदीपा) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modipa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Modipa is the 132,253rd most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,134,606 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modipa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 542,091st most common given name internationally It is held by 269 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3,325 people, or 1 in 16,294. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Limpopo, where 35 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Modipa occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Modipa Last Name Statistics demography

Modipa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.17% less than the national average, earning R 175,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modipha921/
Modipad921/
Modipahe861/
Modipi83523/
Modipe83227/
Madipa8383/
Modupa8321/
Medipa834/
Modipo833/
Modepa831/
Mudipa831/
Madiopa775/
Maddipa774/
Modipho773/
Modhipi773/
Modiope772/
Modyppa771/
Madippa771/
Madipat771/
Mahadipa7160/
Moiduppa719/
Madaippa716/
Masdipah716/
Maddipat713/
Modupeah711/
Mudaipah711/
Modupo67196/
Madupa67167/
Modepo6778/
Madipi6748/
Madipe6733/
Madepa6726/
Mudipi6714/
Madipy6712/
Medepa6710/
Modypi679/
Mudepa677/
Modepe677/
Masdoipah676/
Mudhoipah675/
Madipo674/
Medupa672/
Modepi671/
Medipo671/

Modipa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modipa in the Marathi language
मोदीपाmodipa-

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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 Modipa
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