Modiso Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Modiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Modiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modiso is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modiso live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modisio923/
Modisho922/
Modisa831,163/
Modico83173/
Modizo8323/
Mudiso839/
Madiso834/
Mediso832/
Modeso832/
Modisha772,686/
Moodisa7775/
Modesio7769/
Modisah7735/
Modecio7727/
Mohdisa7722/
Moidisa7716/
Medisso7712/
Madisso7710/
Madisot774/
Madisoo774/
Maditso774/
Madisoh773/
Medeiso772/
Modetso772/
Madisho772/
Moduisa771/
Madisco771/
Moditsa771/
Modissa771/
Madioso771/
Madissoo7197/
Moudissa7174/
Madissou7120/
Madiosho717/
Mehdisoy712/
Madiosso711/
Moditsha711/
Modiesha711/
Moidissa711/
Moodiesa711/
Modica6714,983/
Madisa676,137/
Madico67194/
Madeso67134/
Medisa6775/
Mudisa6772/
Modusa6710/
Maduso676/
Modesa676/
Madiessou673/
Màdico672/
Modeco672/
Mádico672/
Madaissou672/
Modezo672/
Madijo671/
Medizo671/
Meduso671/
Moudissah671/
Módico671/

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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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  • 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 Modiso
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