Moddy Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Moddy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
England71:7,959,723202,100
India71:109,580,769786,157
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Moddy (5,686) may also be a first name.

Moddy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moddy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻱ) occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Moddy.

How Common Is The Last Name Moddy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Moddy are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 88,660th most common first name internationally, borne by 5,686 people.

Moddy is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 670,147. In Tanzania Moddy is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 92 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Moddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moddy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 295 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moddy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moddy last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Moddy earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.33% less than the national average, earning $32,649 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moddey9130/
Mooddy915/
Mouddy915/
Modday912/
Moeddy911/
Mosddy911/
Mody8960,569/
Mooddey830/
Moody80107,850/
Maddy805,597/
Modey803,416/
Moudy803,142/
Modiy801,913/
Mohdy801,586/
Moday801,025/
Modde80968/
Moddi80349/
Muddy80149/
Hmody80122/
Meddy80104/
Moidy8076/
Modid8063/
Modoy8050/
Modda8042/
Mosdy8015/
Moedy808/
Modys807/
Mgody804/
Moded803/
Modyo803/
Moïdy802/
Moydy801/
Mmody801/
Moîdy801/
Moduy801/
Modyi801/
Modyy801/
Mooddaya771/
Moiday733,097/
Modhiy73704/
Modder73540/
Moodey73336/
Mooded73244/
Modaya73217/
Hmoody73200/
Mouddi73185/
Moudid73172/
Moudey73159/
Moudda73118/
Moddie7388/
Modhay7382/
Madday7377/
Maddey7363/
Moudde7360/
Moddes7351/
Mouday7344/
Mooday7330/
Muddey7327/
Maddoy7325/
Mouded7325/
Medday7320/
Hmoudy7318/
Meddey7316/
Madduy7314/
Moddee7314/
Moehdy7313/
Modysh7310/
Moujdy7310/
Modhid7310/
Mhodyo739/
Modeed738/
Moodys737/
Moodda736/
Modesd736/
Maddyi735/
Maddhy734/
Modded734/
Mohtdy734/
Moddai733/
Moddhi733/
Moddih733/
Moodoy732/
Moddis732/
M'Oidy731/
Mooddi731/
Moodhy731/
Mooduy731/
Moodyh731/
Moodyt731/
Moodyy731/
Modeid731/
Modgey731/
Moidde731/
Mojdda731/
H'Mody731/
Moodyz731/
M'Mody731/
Moodyi731/
Moidid731/
Modaid731/
Moddde731/
Mohdoy731/
Hmodey731/
Mohday731/
Masddy731/
Mgodoy731/
Mosdey730/
Modi67251,490/
Moda6746,379/
Mady6729,328/
Mode6727,021/
Medy671,692/
Moidhay67910/
Mudy67527/
Mády6779/
H'Moudy6753/
Módy6743/
Modé6738/
Maddeys6716/
Moidaya6710/
Maddaya6710/
H'Modda6710/
H'Moddé679/
Mouddee679/
Moudaya676/
Mohiedy676/
Modhaid676/
Modè675/
Mahaddy674/
Moujdid674/
Mad'dhy674/
Modj673/
Moshdey672/
Mouddet672/
Muuddey671/
Muddaya671/
Moddess671/
Modeysh671/
Moudouy671/
Mouddih671/
Mojdehy671/
Mojdysz671/
Modä671/
Modă671/
Mojdeed671/
Moodaid671/
Mootday671/
Muidduy671/

Moddy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moddy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻱmwdy50
ﻣﻮﺩﻯmwdy25
ﻣﻮﺩmwd25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moddy
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