Modua Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Modua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Modua (11) may also be a first name.

Modua Last Name Facts

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

Modua (Hindi: मोडुा) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,596,935th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Modua live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Modua is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname Modua is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Apart from The DR Congo Modua occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modhua9140/
Moduoa919/
Modtua913/
Moduha911/
Moddua911/
Mouddua831/
Madua804,087/
Medua80347/
Mudua80237/
Motua8095/
Modba8032/
Modwa8029/
Modva803/
Moduo801/
Moudouha771/
Madhua732,807/
Maduea73813/
Maduay73487/
Moutwa73110/
Moutua7341/
Mottua7335/
Maduah7320/
Mootua7318/
Maudua7314/
Maedua7311/
Moudba7311/
Moodva738/
Mahdua737/
Maduat737/
Maduae736/
Maddua736/
Mmoduo734/
Mothua732/
Motuah732/
Modbah732/
Mohtua732/
Matdua731/
Meduea731/
Modweu731/
Modvat731/
Modway731/
Meduah731/
Mohduo731/
Muduah731/
Moetua731/
Motuaz731/
Motuoa731/
Muduaa731/
Mmotua731/
Maduaa731/
Mostua731/
Mmudua731/
Moodvat6710/
Modouho678/
Madouha673/
Mmaduha672/
Moudbou671/

Modua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modua in the Hindi language
मोडुाmodua-

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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 Modua
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