Modipi Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

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

Modipi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modipi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5031:107,70912,978
India191:40,371,862445,856
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Modipi (239) may also be a first name.

Modipi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modipi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modipi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 595,654th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Modipi live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 239 people.

The surname Modipi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 107,709. In South Africa Modipi is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 48 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 40 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Modipi Last Name Statistics demography

Modipi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.47% less than the national average, earning R 117,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modhipi923/
Modipa833,414/
Modupi83678/
Modipe83227/
Madipi8348/
Medipi8319/
Mudipi8314/
Modypi839/
Modepi831/
Maddipi773/
Madipei773/
Modiope772/
Maadipi771/
Mmodupi771/
Modipha771/
Madipis771/
Modespi771/
Mediepie719/
Maddhipi711/
Modupe675,018/
Medupi67777/
Madepi67374/
Madipa6783/
Madipe6733/
Madipy6712/
Modepe677/
Madupi674/
Medepi674/
Mudepi674/
Modepa671/
Mudipa671/

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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 Modipi
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