Modisa Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6321:85,72410,549
Botswana4361:5,016778
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Namibia261:92,6698,353
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modisa (1,577) may also be a first name.

Modisa Last Name Facts

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

Modisa (Hindi: मोदीसा, Marathi: मोडीसा) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Modisa is the 321,153rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Modisa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 194,823rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 1,577 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 85,724. In South Africa Modisa is primarily found in: North West, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 9 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Modisa Last Name Statistics demography

Modisa earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.62% more than the national average, earning R 322,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modisha922,686/
Moodisa9275/
Modisah9235/
Mohdisa9222/
Moidisa9216/
Modisay9216/
Modisai927/
Moditsa921/
Moduisa921/
Modissa921/
Modaisay86502/
Moudissa8674/
Moodiesa861/
Moidissa861/
Modiesha861/
Moditsha861/
Modise8360,158/
Modica8314,983/
Madisa836,137/
Modisi83190/
Medisa8375/
Mudisa8372/
Modiso8332/
Modusa8310/
Modesa836/
Modhaisay803/
Moudissah801/
Madisha777,979/
Mhadisa771,182/
Modessa77289/
Modijay77204/
Madisia77127/
Modishe7787/
Mudisha7779/
Modisie7766/
Modegia7741/
Moditse7736/
Medisha7731/
Madissa7730/
Modishi7723/
Modesia7714/
Medissa7712/
Maadisa7711/
Modecia779/
Modesea777/
Madhisa777/
Medisah776/
Madiesa775/
Madisca774/
Medaisa774/
Modesha774/
Maditsa774/
Madisay773/
Modisio773/
Moditsi773/
Modisse773/
Madihsa773/
Madisah773/
Modiset772/
Modicha772/
Medeisa772/
Modirza772/
Maedisa772/
Modisho772/
Maddisa771/
Madaisa771/
Madisau771/
Madisea771/
Mudhisa771/
Modesat771/
Moodica771/
Modusai771/
Madeisa771/
Mediesa771/
Mudisia771/
Modidja771/
Modieza771/
Modeiša771/
Modezia771/
Moodise771/
Mmodise771/
Moudija771/
Modiese771/
Mohdesa771/
Modicea770/
Modisit770/
Modisett71348/
Madeisay7147/
Maditsha7141/
Madaissa7141/
Modisher7127/
Modiciah7111/
Madeissa716/
Madaisad714/
Mahadisa713/
Moudissi713/
Moditshe712/
Medhisah711/
Madhisah711/
Madaisah711/
Madisath711/
Medishah711/
Modishit711/
Modeciah711/
Madhisia711/
Madiscay711/
Madoisay711/
Mudaisay711/
Moudesia711/
Moudessa711/
Modiesse711/
Madissha711/
Mmadisha711/
Modisitt710/
Madise675,205/
Mudisi671,046/
Mediza67508/
Madisi67411/
Madusa67361/
Madiza67178/
Modico67173/
Modese67155/
Mudiza67145/
Medusa67139/
Madija67101/
Madesa6782/
Madheisay6737/
Modizo6723/
Madica6721/
Mudise6718/
Mudisy6715/
Modeja6713/
Mudesa6710/
Mudiso679/
Módica677/
Madysa675/
Madiso674/
Modice673/
Modize673/
Modeca672/
Modeso672/
Mediso672/
Modesy671/
Mahdisaid671/
Medhaisah671/
Modezi671/
Madixa671/
Modicy670/
Modissett670/

Modisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modisa in the Hindi language
मोदीसाmodisa-
Modisa in the Marathi language
मोडीसाmodisa-

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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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  • 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 Modisa
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