Modan Surname
Approximately 4,062 people bear this surname
Modan Surname Definition:
MODAN: A different name from Moddan, which see. It stands for M'Aodhan, i.e. Mo Aodhan (earlier M'Aedan), 'my Aedan.' in genitive it occurs in the name Gilmodan which see. See under Aedan.
Modan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,844 | 1:269,714 | 15,414 |
| Romania | 309 | 1:64,977 | 7,822 |
| Iran | 214 | 1:358,797 | 23,817 |
| Philippines | 161 | 1:628,809 | 66,982 |
| South Africa | 141 | 1:384,239 | 34,295 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 1:4,253,426 | 29,680 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Modán (1) are calculated separately.
Modan (8,769) may also be a first name.
Modan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MODAN: A different name from Moddan, which see. It stands for M'Aodhan, i.e. Mo Aodhan (earlier M'Aedan), 'my Aedan.' in genitive it occurs in the name Gilmodan which see. See under Aedan.
Modan Demographics
Average Modan Salary in
United States
$39,970 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Modan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modan (Hindi: मोदण, Marathi: मोदन, Oriya: େମାଦନ, Russian: Модан, Tibetan: མོ་ལྡན།) is most common in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Modán. For other potential spellings of Modan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Modan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 113,869th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,794,078 people. The last name Modan occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Modan reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 66,879th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 8,769 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 2,844 people, or 1 in 269,714. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 94 percent live, Maharashtra, where 2 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Excluding India it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 8 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
Modan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Modan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Modan last name increased 6,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Modan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Modan surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Modan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.46% more than the national average, earning R 331,416 per year; in United States they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $39,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.74% less than the national average, earning $38,384 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Modan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modan in the Tibetan language | ||
| མོ་ལྡན། | moden | - |
| Modan in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଦନ | emadana | 72.97 |
| ମଦନ | madana | 27.03 |
| Modan in the Hindi language | ||
| मोदण | modana | 55.14 |
| मोदन | modana | 44.05 |
| मोदान | modana | 0.46 |
| मोडां | modam | 0.12 |
| मोदां | modam | 0.12 |
| Modan in the Marathi language | ||
| मोदन | modana | 39.44 |
| मोदान | modana | 28.17 |
| मोडण | modana | 11.27 |
| मोडन | modana | 9.86 |
| मोदंड | modanda | 5.63 |
| मोदनान | modanana | 2.82 |
| गॉडन | godana | 1.41 |
| मोदण | modana | 1.41 |
| Modan in the Russian language | ||
| Модан | modan | - |
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