Modige Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Modige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modige Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2401:225,74023,495
India81:95,883,173728,828
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modige (232) may also be a first name.

Modige Last Name Facts

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

Modige is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modige? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Modige are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Modige is also the 588,797th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 232 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 225,740. In South Africa Modige is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 33 percent are found, Gauteng, where 31 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 20 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Modige occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Modige Last Name Statistics demography

Modige earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.91% less than the national average, earning R 180,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modigie9234/
Modiege923/
Modise8360,158/
Modiga832,439/
Madige83553/
Mudige83509/
Modage83213/
Medige83129/
Modigi8318/
Modege835/
Modize833/
Modice833/
Modije831/
Modiegi77313/
Modigui77291/
Modiega77104/
Madiege7771/
Modisie7766/
Modikga7726/
Modezie7719/
Madiger7718/
Modieze7714/
Mädiger7712/
Modesie779/
Maadige775/
Madighe774/
Madhige773/
Madigea773/
Modighi773/
Madoige772/
Modiche772/
Modiset772/
Maddige771/
Modhiga771/
Medaige771/
Moudage771/
Modidje771/
Modieza771/
Modigay771/
Modegea771/
Moodise771/
Mmodise771/
Modiese771/
Moudiga771/
Medigey771/
Mudiger771/
Modicea770/
Modisett71348/
Muodieze7112/
Madiyege714/
Moudieze712/
Modayise711/
Mahadige711/
Modizett710/
Madiga6712,884/
Madise675,205/
Madage673,279/
Madege672,478/
Madigi671,347/
Mudiga67611/
Mudege67290/
Modisi67190/
Modese67155/
Medigi67111/
Modiji6760/
Modega6758/
Mudigi6752/
Maduge6719/
Madize6718/
Modesi6713/
Medege676/
Modegi675/
Madice674/
Modyce671/
Módiga671/
Meduge671/
Moudhenge671/
Modesy671/
Modjhe671/
Modezi671/
Modîga671/

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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 Modige
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