Modder Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Modder Surname Definition:

(English), Mother, Lass, Girl. Moderby, Mother's dwell­ing. (variant: Moeder and Mudder.)

Modder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1721:98,18115,982
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Canada461:800,99162,809
England371:1,505,89364,828
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Mödder (245) are calculated separately.

Modder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English), Mother, Lass, Girl. Moderby, Mother's dwell­ing. (variant: Moeder and Mudder.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Modder Last Name Facts

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

Modder is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Mödder. For other potential spellings of Modder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 581,222nd most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Modder are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 98,181. In The Netherlands Modder is most common in: North Holland, where 71 percent reside, Gelderland, where 8 percent reside and Friesland, where 6 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Modder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Modder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Modder last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 617 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Modder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Modder last name are 26.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Modder earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning $58,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning $43,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mödder94245/
Moedder9223/
Moder913,651/
Modde91968/
Madder83863/
Moeder83814/
Mudder83807/
Mohder83409/
Modert83366/
Modher83311/
Medder83254/
Mouder83174/
Modere83172/
Müdder83133/
Moddie8388/
Modeer8379/
Moudde8360/
Moddes8351/
Mooder8349/
Moddey8330/
Moddee8314/
Moderz836/
Moider834/
Modier834/
Mosder834/
Modded834/
Muoder831/
Moidde831/
Modger831/
Moddde831/
Mädder831/
Mhoder830/
Mode8027,021/
Mohdher77398/
Muddere7714/
Moudeir7712/
Moeddir7712/
Mouddee779/
Meddeur778/
Mhadder774/
Muddher772/
Mouddet772/
Mosddir771/
Mouderd771/
Moddess771/
Moudher771/
Moudere771/
Mgadder771/
Maddere770/
Mooddey770/
Meddear770/
Moderth770/
Mader7334,527/
Meder7311,169/
Mäder739,204/
Mgode736,510/
Modey733,416/
Madde732,739/
Modhe732,579/
Modes731,680/
Modet731,606/
Moode731,458/
Moude731,195/
Modir73971/
Muder73942/
Modre73789/
Mhode73742/
Moide73677/
Modie73485/
Moddi73349/
Modea73291/
Modee73278/
Máder73216/
Moddy73186/
Méder73178/
Modée73135/
Möder73114/
Móder73109/
Modje7393/
Modeh7365/
Modid7363/
Modda7342/
Modei7334/
Modeß7333/
Mohde7327/
Modep7318/
Modge7312/
Moïde7312/
Modez7310/
Moyde739/
Muode739/
Modej738/
Modeu738/
Hmode735/
Moded733/
Modér732/
Mosde731/
Motde731/
Moîde731/
Moderová7152/
Moderova719/
Mohieder714/
Moodeard714/
M'Hadder711/
Moodeart711/
Modest6717,671/
Moodie679,964/
Maeder675,656/
Mahder672,891/
Meeder671,879/
Madere671,741/
Mojdeh671,195/
Mauder671,175/
Maddie67797/
Moudir67740/
Madier67581/
Mehder67532/
Moodey67336/
Mooded67244/
Medher67242/
Mudher67235/
Madert67208/
Mhader67208/
Mudere67196/
Mouddi67185/
Moudid67172/
Moudey67159/
Madher67139/
Madeer67128/
Moudda67118/
Moodhe67105/
Modire67101/
Moudie6797/
Madger6783/
Modior6777/
Mudger6764/
Maddey6763/
Mohyde6750/
Moodee6749/
Maader6748/
Modieh6741/
Maddee6741/
Mudeer6740/
Mädger6737/
Modihe6734/
Modeas6732/
Madear6732/
Maddei6730/
Moudje6729/
Maddhe6727/
Moidee6726/
Maddes6725/
Mouded6725/
Modess6720/
Mudier6718/
Moodet6716/
Moditr6714/
Mohdir6713/
Modhej6712/
Modets6710/
Moideh6710/
Mähder6710/
Moudei6710/
Modhid6710/
Hmoude679/
Maderr679/
Maddir679/
Muider679/
Meuder679/
M'Gode679/
Maddeh679/
Moudeh678/
Modeed678/
Maderh678/
Mhodie677/
Muhder677/
Modesh677/
Madded676/
Moodda676/
Moodre676/
Masder676/
Maddea676/
Maëder676/
Modesd676/
Mohhde675/
Mouderová675/
Modhei675/
Mooddy675/
Mouddy675/
Maderz675/
Moudre674/
Moides674/
Modiea674/
Mhodee674/
Modeih673/
Medier673/
Moddai673/
Moddhi673/
Muddir673/
Medear673/
Maddeu673/
Moddih673/
Madeur673/
Moudet672/
Moddis672/
Moideu672/
Moidje672/
Mosdir672/
Modday672/
Modhir672/
Mudeir672/
Maddre671/
Maadde671/
Medeir671/
Mgoode671/
Mooddi671/
Moodea671/
Moodez671/
Modeid671/
Modgey671/
Modgir671/
Modhee671/
Mohude671/
Mojdda671/
Mohdei671/
Modjhe671/
H'Mode671/
Medeur671/
Mmodee671/
Modeis671/
Moudea671/
Moudhe671/
Mousde671/
Moidid671/
Moihde671/
Modaid671/
Modehj671/
Modett671/
Mohdeh671/
Mohdie671/
Modisr671/
Mhuder671/
Mosddy671/
Hmodey671/
Meddir671/
Modije671/
Mmader671/
Moodej671/
Moydee671/
Matder671/
Modech671/
Hmoode671/
Maderd670/
Mostde670/
Moudee670/
Maddet670/
Madehr670/
Mosdey670/

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