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 last name Moddy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻱ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moddy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Moddy occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Moddy live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Moddy is also the 88,660th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 5,686 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 670,147. In Tanzania Moddy is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 92 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Moddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moddy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moddy last name increased 295 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moddy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moddy last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for 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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