Modumo Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4871:111,24813,382
Botswana3251:6,7291,138
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modumo (223) may also be a first name.

Modumo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modumo is found most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Modumo is the 388,118th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. The surname Modumo is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Modumo reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 223 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 111,248. In South Africa Modumo is primarily found in: North West, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Free State, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa Modumo exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Modumo Last Name Statistics demography

Modumo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.1% less than the national average, earning R 97,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modhumoy866/
Madumo833,014/
Modimo831,530/
Modomo83231/
Mudumo83229/
Moduma838/
Moudoumou8072/
Mudhumo77443/
Medoumo7792/
Madoumo7728/
Madhumo7723/
Modimoh771/
Madumos771/
Maduumo771/
Moudoummou751/
Moudouma711,402/
Madoumou7111/
Madhumoy719/
Maduma674,753/
Muduma67870/
Modima6736/
Meduma6713/
Modoma679/
Moudhouma671/

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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 Modumo
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