Modvala Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Modvala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modvala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1241:28,7214,660
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Modvala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modvala (Russian: Модвала) is held by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modvala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,537,949th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Modvala are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 28,721. In Moldova Modvala is most frequent in: Ialoveni District, where 37 percent live, Anenii Noi District, where 30 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 15 percent live. Excluding Moldova this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madvala8610/
Medvala863/
Modvali861/
Modvale861/
Maudvala804/
Mahadvala7535/
Madwala71107/
Madbala7190/
Muduala7152/
Maduala716/
Madvale715/
Motwala714/
Mudvale712/
Modwalo711/
Moduale711/
Medwala711/
Madvalli6719/
Madduala675/
Maddvela673/
Madbalia673/
Mothwala672/
Motwhala671/
Madwalas671/
Motwalla671/
Mudhwala671/
Mudduala671/
Madvaali671/
Madhwala671/
Madhuala671/

Modvala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modvala in the Russian language
Модвалаmodvala-

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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 Modvala
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