Modowa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Modowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Modowa (29) may also be a first name.

Modowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modowa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Modowa are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Modowa is also the 1,951,561st most common first name at a global level, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Modowa is most frequent in: Western, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modouwa921/
Modow9119/
Moudouwa8634/
Madowa83115/
Modova8394/
Modoba8392/
Modawa8335/
Motowa8334/
Modouw8325/
Mudowa8314/
Modowo833/
Modows831/
Medowa831/
Mostowa77189/
Madoiwa7755/
Medoway7719/
Madouwa7712/
Mothowa7711/
Madojwa777/
Mudojwa777/
Moudawa774/
Modouba772/
Madoway771/
Madhowa771/
Madowas771/
Medouwa771/
Motdawa771/
Moodova771/
Modouva771/
Madowah771/
Madow73971/
Modab73222/
Modov7396/
Modav7342/
Mudow7310/
Modaw733/
Modaf732/
Modof731/
Mahadowa7195/
Modawath717/
Moudouba713/
Moudouva712/
Moudouwo711/
Madouwai711/
Moyduova711/
Hmedouwa711/
Mudouwah711/
Madawa673,779/
Motova671,853/
Mod671,657/
Mutowa67835/
Medova67825/
Matowa67651/
Mudoba67550/
Madoba67458/
Medawa67370/
Madowo67316/
Modaff67301/
Madhow67172/
Mudawa67167/
Madova67146/
Modabh67108/
Modhav6795/
Modaph6776/
Moodab6773/
Modava6772/
Maddow6771/
Mahadoowa6759/
Mudowo6729/
Mudova6728/
Modoff6721/
Modobo6713/
Moidav6712/
Mmodov6711/
Modhab6710/
Modabo679/
Moudab677/
Modaba677/
Mmodof675/
Modauv674/
Moudoubah674/
Maadow674/
Modafe673/
Mosdaf672/
Modawo672/
Madouw672/
Medowo671/
Mudhow671/
Mhadow671/
Modaav671/
Moudaf671/
Modauf670/
Moedof670/

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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 Modowa
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