Modayi Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Modayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Modayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modayi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modayi reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Modayi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Modayi
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