Modirwa Surname

356,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7911:68,4938,562
Botswana2261:9,6771,775
England11:55,718,059489,080

Modirwa (207) may also be a first name.

Modirwa Last Name Facts

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

Modirwa is most common in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modirwa? popularity and diffusion

Modirwa is the 356,707th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,158,690 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modirwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 629,010th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 207 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 791 people, or 1 in 68,493. In South Africa Modirwa is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 22 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Modirwa Last Name Statistics demography

Modirwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.34% less than the national average, earning R 129,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modirwe8617/
Madirwa864/
Moderwa861/
Mudirwa861/
Mudairwa801/
Mudirhwwa751/
Muderwa712,106/
Modirbe717/
Madirwe711/
Madirva711/
Muderhwa6710,803/
Mudiruha67187/
Mudherwa6796/
Moderbay6785/
Mudehrwa674/
Muderwha672/
Madirbai671/
Mouderba671/
Mugyirwa671/
Moudirbe671/
Muderrwa671/
Madirwoth638/
Mudherhwa634/
Muderrhwa631/
M'Muderwa631/
M'Muderhwa5948/
Maderva5721/
Muderua574/
Madderua531/
Muderhwe531/

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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 Modirwa
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