Modungwa Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2301:44,0475,618
Botswana4361:5,016778
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Modungwa (106) may also be a first name.

Modungwa Last Name Facts

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

Modungwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modungwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 239,163rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,350,774 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modungwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 106 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,230 people, or 1 in 44,047. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 44 percent reside, Gauteng, where 37 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Modungwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 26 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Modungwa Last Name Statistics demography

Modungwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.43% less than the national average, earning R 167,712 per year.

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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 Modungwa
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