Modisi Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Botswana611:35,8517,015
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India241:31,961,058386,265
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modisi (33) may also be a first name.

Modisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modisi (Oriya: େମାଡିସୀ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modisi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Modisi live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Modisi is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name on earth, held by 33 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Modisi is primarily found in: North West, where 48 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Limpopo, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.

Modisi Last Name Statistics demography

Modisi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.13% less than the national average, earning R 168,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modisie9266/
Modishi9223/
Modisai927/
Moditsi923/
Modisit920/
Moudissi863/
Modishit861/
Modisitt860/
Modise8360,158/
Modisa831,163/
Mudisi831,046/
Madisi83411/
Medisi83290/
Modiji8360/
Modigi8318/
Modesi8313/
Modisha772,686/
Maditsi772,083/
Mudishi77310/
Madishi77133/
Modishe7787/
Moodisa7775/
Moditse7736/
Modigie7734/
Madaisi7731/
Muditsi7729/
Moidisa7716/
Modisay7716/
Muhdisi7710/
Medishi779/
Modesie779/
Maadisi778/
Muddisi776/
Maddisi775/
Medaisi774/
Modisse773/
Mudeisi773/
Modiset772/
Modesih772/
Modesit772/
Mudaisi772/
Modessi772/
Medhisi771/
Moduisa771/
Madisie771/
Madissi771/
Mahdisi771/
Mudisie771/
Modhiji771/
Moodise771/
Mmodise771/
Modiese771/
Modissa771/
Modesitt71879/
Mudeitsi71575/
Modaisay71502/
Modisett71348/
Moudissa7174/
Modisher7127/
Maditshi7123/
Madhishi7118/
Mahdishi7113/
Moudidji719/
Medaissi718/
Moditshe712/
Moodiesa711/
Modhichi711/
Moidissa711/
Madiossi711/
Maditsis711/
M'Hadisi711/
Mahdisie711/
Medaishi711/
Muditshi711/
Modiesha711/
Modiesse711/
Madisa676,137/
Madise675,205/
Madigi671,347/
Madesi67330/
Modige67253/
Madusi67200/
Modese67155/
Mudisa6772/
Médici6752/
Madizi6726/
Mudizi6722/
Medise6721/
Mudise6718/
Mudisy6715/
Modesa676/
Madiji676/
Modegi675/
Medusi675/
Madici674/
Moduse674/
Modice673/
Mudici673/
Modhaisay673/
Modize673/
Medjsi671/
Modessitt671/
Modesy671/
Mahdisaid671/
Medizi671/
Moudaichi671/
Modezi671/
Modije671/
Modicy670/
Modissett670/

Modisi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modisi in the Oriya language
େମାଡିସୀemadisi-

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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 Modisi
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