Modvig Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Modvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Modvig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark801:70,5597,018
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Modvig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modvig occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modvig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Modvig reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 70,559. In Denmark Modvig is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 43 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 28 percent live and Region Zealand, where 16 percent live. Apart from Denmark Modvig is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madvig83308/
Medvig8328/
Modbeg67376/
Medwig67111/
Medvik6767/
Maduig6735/
Modbik673/
Madwig672/
Mudwig671/
Mohdbeigh671/

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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 Modvig
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