Modka Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Modka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Modka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modka (Arabic: مودكا, Hindi: मोदका, Marathi: मोडक) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Modka reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Modka is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 43 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 29 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 14 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modke801,220/
Madka80656/
Moťka80146/
Motka80141/
Medka8045/
Mudka8021/
Modki801/
Modky801/
Modca800/
Mohdkaja771/
Mohdkaus771/
Muotka73327/
Madkay7353/
Mothka736/
Moytka735/
Motkha734/
Moodke733/
Maudka731/
Mudkas731/
Mudkad731/
Madkha731/
Madkau731/
Medkka731/
Madkai731/
Madkad731/
Moitka730/
Mohdkhaja714/
Madkaud67125/
Madkaha671/
Mahadka671/
Musdkha671/
Maddkka671/

Modka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modka in the Hindi language
मोदकाmodaka-
Modka in the Marathi language
मोडकmodaka-
Modka in the Arabic language
مودكاmwdka-

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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 Modka
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