Modishana Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

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

Modishana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modishana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2021:268,20626,747

Modishana (29) may also be a first name.

Modishana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modishana is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modishana? popularity and diffusion

Modishana is the 1,177,228th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modishana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Modishana is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 268,206. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 66 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found.

Modishana Last Name Statistics demography

Modishana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.88% less than the national average, earning R 102,480 per year.

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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 Modishana
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