Modise Surname

9,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modise Surname User-submission:

The Modise surname is derived from the word modisa, meaning 'shepherd'.

Modise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa50,4111:1,075100
Botswana9,0461:2422
Namibia4541:5,3071,002
England941:592,74535,632
Lesotho481:42,3457,084
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Modise (17,144) may also be a first name.

Modise Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Modise surname is derived from the word modisa, meaning 'shepherd'.

- omphile

Modise Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modise (Russian: Модисе) is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modise? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,405th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 121,140 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modise reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Modise is also the 42,302nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 17,144 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 50,411 people, or 1 in 1,075. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Free State, where 10 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 15 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.

Modise Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Modise earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.85% less than the national average, earning R 166,704 per year and in United States they earn 70.48% more than the national average, earning $73,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modishe9287/
Modisie9266/
Moditse9236/
Modisse923/
Modiset922/
Moodise921/
Mmodise921/
Modiese921/
Modis91374/
Modisett86348/
Modisher8627/
Moditshe862/
Modiesse861/
Modayise861/
Madise835,205/
Modisa831,163/
Modige83253/
Modisi83190/
Modese83155/
Modase8366/
Mojdis8365/
Moidis8348/
Moudis8329/
Modist8328/
Medise8321/
Hmodis8319/
Mudise8318/
Modhis8313/
Moodis835/
Moduse834/
Modish833/
Modice833/
Modize833/
Moddis832/
Moduis832/
Mohdis831/
Modeis831/
Modies831/
Modije831/
Modissett800/
Modisha772,686/
Maditse77830/
Modhish77281/
Medisse7778/
Moodisa7775/
Moudios7773/
Modesse7749/
Modigie7734/
Modashe7730/
Modisch7729/
Medaise7724/
Modishi7723/
Madisee7719/
Modezie7719/
Moidisa7716/
Mojdisz7716/
Modisay7716/
Modieze7714/
Moddies7711/
Madiese7711/
Modesie779/
Medisee777/
Modesea777/
Modisai777/
Madisse777/
Madishe776/
Mhoudis775/
Mudiser775/
Medishe774/
Mediese774/
Modease774/
Modhais774/
Modeser773/
Moditsi773/
Madiset772/
Madisey772/
Medisey772/
Modeshe772/
Modiche772/
Madisea771/
Mudishe771/
Modesee771/
Moisdis771/
Moduisa771/
Madiser771/
Madisie771/
Muddise771/
Moudais771/
Mudisie771/
Moodies771/
Mojsdis771/
Modidje771/
Modieza771/
Modesce771/
Moedize771/
Modissa771/
Modicea770/
Modistt770/
Modisit770/
Modes731,680/
Madis731,040/
Módis73204/
Modex7334/
Modeß7333/
Modiz7316/
Modez7310/
Modys737/
Modix733/
Mádis731/
Modiş731/
Modés731/
Madiesse71916/
Modaisay71502/
Mediesse71194/
Modoyase7196/
Moudissa7174/
Modesett7164/
Muodieze7112/
Modoutse719/
Madiyase716/
Moudissi713/
Madishet712/
Mudisser712/
Madieseu712/
Moudieze712/
Moodiesa711/
Mudhishe711/
Modishit711/
Moidissa711/
Maduisse711/
Madisseu711/
Mahdisie711/
Medieseu711/
Modiesha711/
Modahase711/
Modeseer711/
Modeyase711/
Madeyise711/
Modautse711/
Muddiser711/
Madisher710/
Modizett710/
Madisett710/
Modeseth710/
Modisitt710/
Modest6717,671/
Madisa676,137/
Mudisi671,046/
Madige67553/
Madisi67411/
Medisi67290/
Madase67229/
Madish67192/
Modeus67188/
Madais67124/
Madies67104/
Maduse67104/
Mudisa6772/
Modiji6760/
Moddes6751/
Medese6747/
Modich6745/
Maddis6744/
Modeas6732/
Mojdisová6731/
Madist6721/
Mahdis6720/
Modess6720/
Modigi6718/
Madiesseu6718/
Madize6718/
Madios6716/
Mudisy6715/
Modesi6713/
Modets6710/
Modysh6710/
Madese6710/
Madeis6710/
Madiss678/
Maduis678/
Moodys677/
Modesh677/
Madhis677/
Modesa676/
Modesd676/
Modegi675/
Mojdisova675/
Modege675/
Madice674/
Moides674/
Meduse674/
Modhaisay673/
Matdis672/
Madisheth671/
Moodez671/
Modace671/
Modesy671/
Maudis671/
Madiez671/
Mediesseu671/
Medize671/
Mudize671/
Modoyasse671/
Modezi671/
Mmadis671/
Maadis671/
Modyce671/
Modech671/
Mhadis671/
Modicy670/

Modise Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modise in the Russian language
Модисеmodise-

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