Modjadji Surname

216,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,899 people bear this surname

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

Modjadji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modjadji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8881:28,6963,694
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Modjadji (16,616) may also be a first name.

Modjadji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modjadji is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modjadji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 216,168th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,837,570 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Modjadji are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 43,232nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 16,616 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,888 people, or 1 in 28,696. In South Africa Modjadji is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Modjadji Last Name Statistics demography

Modjadji earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.74% less than the national average, earning R 190,740 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
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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 Modjadji
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