Modal Surname

173,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Modal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6841:455,50223,475
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Iran1121:685,55836,303
Norway1041:49,4457,092
Philippines1021:992,53285,691
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Denmark81:705,58939,626
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Modal (726) may also be a first name.

Modal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modal (Bengali: মোড়ল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﺍﻝ, Hindi: मोदल, Marathi: मोडल, Russian: Модаль) is found most frequently in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Modal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 173,581st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,944,463 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Modal live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 306,159th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 726 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,684 people, or 1 in 455,502. In India Modal is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 51 percent are found, Assam, where 13 percent are found and Telangana, where 13 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found and Iran, where 5 percent are found.

Modal Last Name Statistics demography

Modal earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning 324,862 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modale91394/
Modahl91328/
Mosdal91145/
Moidal9177/
Modhal9176/
Modgal9141/
Moodal9124/
Moudal9117/
Modail9113/
Mohdal9111/
Mojdal9110/
Moddal915/
Modeal912/
Modall911/
Moedal911/
Modhale83719/
Mosdale8368/
Moudgal8363/
Mosdall8333/
Moodgal8317/
Mosdahl834/
Mossdal833/
Moedahl832/
Mosdald831/
Moodall831/
Modahal831/
Mohdail831/
Modalle831/
Moudale831/
Moudall831/
Mooddal831/
Modhail831/
Modhalt831/
Madal806,000/
Medal804,062/
Modol80674/
Mudal80434/
Médal805/
Mãdal801/
Mousdale7787/
Modhatel7733/
Mothdale771/
Modalowa771/
Mudgal739,052/
Madale738,226/
Maddal732,320/
Masdal731,383/
Mudale73988/
Mudhal73964/
Mahdal73694/
Madail73559/
Medail73340/
Maudal73335/
Meudal73277/
Medall73250/
Muşdal73238/
Madaul73134/
Madhal73131/
Modole73123/
Madaíl7395/
Medhal7357/
Maadal7346/
Mmadal7321/
Muddal7318/
Meådal7318/
Madgal7314/
Mehdal7314/
Maedal7310/
Madall7310/
Mudail737/
Madalh737/
Modhol736/
Madaal735/
Moidol734/
Musdal733/
Madeal733/
Madahl732/
M'Adal731/
Madayl731/
Medahl731/
Meddal731/
Meedal731/
Moodol731/
Mudall731/
Mhudal731/
Mohdalova712/
Madhale674,156/
Mudhale671,790/
Madaule67446/
Madatel67102/
Madalle6760/
Maudale6753/
Madhahl6746/
Madatil6745/
Maudgal6739/
Maadale6729/
Mahadal6723/
Maddale6714/
Mudhgal6712/
Madaale6712/
Muddale6710/
Maadhal679/
Mhadale676/
Mashdal675/
Mudaale674/
Mudalle674/
Maadaal674/
Maddeal674/
Madhaul674/
Maudahl674/
Machdal674/
Muddgal673/
Madahal673/
Maddall673/
Madhail673/
Mudasil673/
Madallh673/
Mudahll672/
Meddall672/
Mahdall672/
Madagli672/
Moudoul672/
Muddail672/
Matdale672/
Maaadal672/
Madeaul671/
Madahle671/
Medahal671/
Muudale671/
Muddhal671/
Mmudale671/
Massdal671/
Madaile671/
Maddhal671/
Magydal671/
Mosdoul671/
Musddal671/
Mudasel671/
Madasil671/

Modal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﺍﻝmwdal-
Modal in the Bengali language
মোড়লmorala-
Modal in the Hindi language
मोदलmodala63.89
मोडलmodala22.22
मोडालmodala2.78
मोदालmodala2.78
मॉडलmodala2.78
मोदलाmodala2.78
माडलmadala2.78
Modal in the Marathi language
मोडलmodala59.18
मॉडलmodala8.16
मोदळmodala6.12
मोडळmodala6.12
डलdala4.08
मोदलेmodale4.08
मोडलाईनmodala'ina2.04
मोदलmodala2.04
मोदयलmodayala2.04
मोडकmodaka2.04
मोदालmodala2.04
मोडालmodala2.04
Modal in the Russian language
Модальmodal-

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