Modume Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Modume (58) may also be a first name.

Modume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modume is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Modume is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modume live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Modume is also the 1,295,729th most common first name at a global level It is held by 58 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 58 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Botswana, where 10 percent are found.

Modume Last Name Statistics demography

Modume earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning R 282,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modum91150/
Modoumet869/
Madume831,548/
Modime83204/
Modoum8362/
Muodum8361/
Mudume8360/
Modumi8355/
Mmodum8325/
Moduim8313/
Modaum8310/
Moudum839/
Moduma838/
Modgum834/
Modhum833/
Moidum831/
Medume831/
Modome831/
Madhume77606/
Modimea77192/
Madueme77145/
Madumme7728/
Modumai7721/
Mmadume7716/
Mmuodum777/
Madoume777/
Moudoum776/
Modoumi775/
Madumer775/
Modumis773/
Madumee773/
Modhaum773/
Mudumed772/
Madaume772/
Mudhume772/
Mohdumi771/
Moidumm771/
Madumei771/
Maudume771/
Muduume771/
Modieme771/
Madum73689/
Modom73546/
Moudouma711,402/
Mahdoume7148/
Madhumhe7135/
Madumihe7121/
Mmadueme7111/
Modhumoy716/
Mehdoume713/
Maduemeh712/
Moudoumi711/
Medoumey711/
Mmadumer711/
Madumeer711/
Madime678,778/
Maduma674,753/
Madoum67938/
Muduma67870/
Madome67825/
Mahdum67807/
Mudumi67335/
Mudome67247/
Madumi67212/
Modimi67169/
Madhum6761/
Masdum6732/
Moudom6714/
Modoma679/
Madaum675/
Maddum675/
Maadum674/
Mgadum673/
Madgum673/
Maduym672/
Madhumesh671/
Mudeumesh671/
Mudumy671/
Moddom671/
Maudum671/
Modomi671/
Madumm671/
Moudhouma671/
Moidom671/
Mohiedime671/
Matdum671/

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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 Modume
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