Modire Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Modire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
India231:33,350,669396,143
France161:4,151,420237,746
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modire (44) may also be a first name.

Modire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺮﻯ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Modire occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Modire reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 44 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa Modire is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent reside, Free State, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and India, where 23 percent reside.

Modire Last Name Statistics demography

Modire earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning R 201,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modirie923/
Moudire921/
Modiere921/
Modirre921/
Modir91971/
Modre91789/
Modiri835,253/
Madire833,292/
Moudir83740/
Modere83172/
Modrej8395/
Modior8377/
Mudire8360/
Modare8336/
Modure8315/
Moditr8314/
Modiry8313/
Mohdir8313/
Moodre836/
Modier834/
Moudre834/
Modira834/
Medire833/
Mosdir832/
Modhir832/
Modgir831/
Modisr831/
Madhire77465/
Maudire77424/
Modiroa77245/
Madaire77193/
Madoire77177/
Moderie77173/
Moderer77136/
Modiraj7776/
Moderes7762/
Mohdure7737/
Madiere7733/
Modhare7723/
Modérie7719/
Modeira7714/
Madirei7714/
Moudiri7713/
Moudeir7712/
Modgiri779/
Moderey779/
Maddire777/
Madeire777/
Moditri776/
Mudgire774/
Madirey774/
Modiroy774/
Modiray773/
Mohdare772/
Motdhre772/
Moudira772/
Mudhire772/
Mediere772/
Modirza772/
Madirge771/
Medeire771/
Mosddir771/
Mudirei771/
Moudhir771/
Mmadire771/
Moudere771/
Modisri771/
Moderei771/
Modhair771/
Modhiri771/
Modérée771/
Moderet770/
Modairt770/
Moder733,651/
Madre732,756/
Madir73836/
Modér732/
Moderres71127/
Maudiere7195/
Mouderes7185/
Motdhare7147/
Moudiris7128/
Modderie7119/
Modhiray7113/
Moudoure716/
Mudiredd714/
Madiredd714/
Modiyari712/
Madayire711/
Madeires711/
Madhaire711/
Madhiere711/
Madhirey711/
Moudeiry711/
Modhiraj711/
Moudairi711/
Moudhoir711/
Moudirra711/
Modayiri711/
Madira675,781/
Madiri673,619/
Madere671,741/
Madare67869/
Mudiri67663/
Madier67581/
Modder67540/
Madure67429/
Mohder67409/
Modert67366/
Modera67337/
Modery67329/
Modher67311/
Medure67281/
Madhir67276/
Maadir67262/
Mediri67235/
Mudira67205/
Mudere67196/
Mouder67174/
Moduri67129/
Modeer6779/
Mahdir6761/
Madhre6751/
Mooder6749/
Medere6736/
Moderi6732/
Madair6720/
Madird6713/
Mouderres6711/
Maddir679/
Madiry678/
Madjre678/
Maadre677/
Madior676/
Moderz676/
Mhadre674/
Moider674/
Masdir674/
Mosder674/
Madirz673/
Madgir673/
Madère672/
Mahdre671/
Maddiredd671/
Maddre671/
Mothdhare671/
Muoder671/
Mudirj671/
Mudiry671/
Modger671/
Maudir671/
Madirp671/
Madoir671/
Mhoudhoir671/
Modheiray671/
Modéry671/
Modéré671/
Müdiri671/
Modjri671/
Mohdhairi671/
Madirh671/
Mhoder670/

Modire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺮﻯmwdyry-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Modire
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