Modafferi is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Modafferi
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Italy
Meaning: The name is almost exclusively focused in southern Calabria (Reggio di Calabria). Varientes: Modaffari, Madaffari. This person is an Arab name, Muzaffar (= victory).

How popular is Modafferi?

Modafferi is common in Italy.

Modafferi is ranked 201581 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Modafferi bearers increased by 1.748252 per cent in 2010 US census to 291 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2813 spots and ranked at 67747. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.91 97.2
Hispanic or Latino 2.41 0
Modafferi is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Italy which may be its originating country too. Around 1702 people have been found who wears Modafferi as their family name. Modafferi have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
95,312 Argentina2
77,122 Sweden1
118,015 Netherlands1
29,046 Japan1
289,511 England1
151,601 Spain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,388 Australia26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
54,886 Canada55
Countries with hundreds of Modafferi:
64,684 United States388
Countries with thousands of Modafferi:
9,586 Italy1,131

Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Domenico Modafferi from Pellaro, Italy aboard the Tartar Prince from Genoa. He is registered to be 40 years old when he arrived in Philadelphia Pa on March 26, 1900.

Modafferi Namesakes

  • Roxanne Modafferi, Mixed martial artist
  • Roxanne Modafferi, Mixed martial artist
  • Roxanne Modafferi, Mixed martial artist
  • Roxanne Modafferi, Mixed martial artist
  • Roxanne Modafferi, Mixed martial artist
  • Roxanne Modafferi, Mixed martial artist

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