Modliar Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Modliar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modliar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius351:36,9557,021
England161:3,482,379114,324
India141:54,790,384527,769
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Modliar Last Name Facts

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

Modliar (Marathi: मोदिलयार) is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modliar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Modliar reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 36,955. In Mauritius Modliar is primarily concentrated in: Port Louis District, where 94 percent reside, Pamplemousses District, where 3 percent reside and Rivière du Rempart District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Mauritius this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moodliar93995/
Modlar920/
Mudliar861,080/
Moodlar861/
Modlear861/
Moodelliar821/
Mudhliar8011/
Moodlair804/
Muddliar801/
Modlaire801/
Medlar77794/
Madlar777/
Mudlar771/
Mudilliar751/
Mudlyar7135/
Mudlair714/
Mudlear714/
Madlyar712/
Mahdlar711/
Mudlgar711/
Madlarz711/
Madliarová711/
Mudllar711/
Madellar6713/
Medellar673/
Madloire671/
Madillar671/
Muidlaar671/
Mudllyar671/
Meddlear670/
Modelleur635/
Mudlor6222/
Madlor6212/
Medlor623/
Muhdlor57108/
Muchdlor5377/
Maudleur531/
Mahdlourt501/
Madlárová501/

Modliar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modliar in the Marathi language
मोदिलयारmodilayara50
मोड्लीअरmodli'ara50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Modliar
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