Modokwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Modokwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modokwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Modokwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modokwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modokwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Modokwa is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Modokwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modokwa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Modokwa is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modokwai931/
Modukwa8625/
Modokwe866/
Mudokwa864/
Modogwa862/
Modekwa861/
Medokwa861/
Madukwa71968/
Mudogwa71361/
Madokwe71202/
Madakwa71152/
Madekwa71137/
Mudakwa7182/
Modukwe718/
Mudukwa716/
Modukua714/
Medekwa713/
Modukwy711/
Modogwe711/
Madogwa711/
Modugwa711/
Mudhakwa67151/
Madhakwa6746/
Modunqwa679/
Mudankwa671/
Moduhgwa671/
Modunkwo671/
Madoekwe671/
Modongua671/
Modogwet671/
Mudeukwa671/
Mudaukwa671/
Mmadukwa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Modokwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis