Modubu Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Modubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7071:76,6309,517
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Modubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modubu is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modubu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 459,598th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,915,028 people. The surname Modubu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Modubu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 707 people, or 1 in 76,630. In South Africa Modubu is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, North West, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 7 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Modubu Last Name Statistics demography

Modubu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning R 212,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modoubou861/
Mudubu83207/
Madubu83182/
Modibu8343/
Medubu8335/
Modobu831/
Moudoubou8016/
Moidoubou801/
Mudhubu7712/
Moddibu775/
Mmadubu772/
Maduebu771/
Mahdubu771/
Madhubu771/
Madoubou7112/
Medoubou715/
Mahadubu711/
Madubuch711/
Maduwu672,003/
Madibu67879/
Maduvu6775/
Muduvu673/
Maïdoubou673/
Maãdoubou671/
Madobu671/
Madhuvu6252/
Maduwau622/
Madhibu622/
Muduvhu621/
Maduvui621/
Maddibu621/
Madibui621/
Mudhuvu621/
Moudibou571/
Muiduvau571/
Moydobou571/
Mmaduwuhie501/

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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 Modubu
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