Mode Surname

20,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mode Surname Definition:

Possibly connected with the Anglo-Saxon mod, disposition, mood, violence, force.

Mode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,2441:13,3751,348
Egypt4,6681:19,6952,278
India3,0781:249,20914,452
United States1,4601:248,26023,634
Cameroon9451:21,9783,005
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
DR Congo7941:93,04710,554
Haiti4591:23,2761,843
Papua New Guinea2411:33,8333,966
France1741:381,74056,584
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Niger1081:177,7046,255
Germany921:875,05962,702
England841:663,31038,317
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Italy621:986,39869,332
Canada551:669,92054,285
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Greece231:481,73061,288
Maldives231:17,5731,201
Benin221:469,80032,108
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
China61:227,886,92811,701
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

The alternate forms: Möde (246), Modé (38) & Modè (5) are calculated separately.

Mode (14,960) may also be a first name.

Mode Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly connected with the Anglo-Saxon mod, disposition, mood, violence, force.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the root of Maid or Moth.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hugh Mode, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Reginald Mody, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Mode Last Name Facts

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

Mode (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩ, Hindi: मोदे, Marathi: मोडे) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as: Möde, Modé or Modè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mode? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mode is the 20,249th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,699 people. Mode is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Mode are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mode is also the 46,468th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 14,960 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,244 people, or 1 in 13,375. In Nigeria Mode is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 86 percent are found, Kebbi, where 3 percent are found and Zamfara, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 94 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Mode Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mode has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mode surname expanded 505 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mode Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mode last name is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Mode last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Mode earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $44,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möde92246/
Modé9238/
Modè925/
Mgode896,510/
Moder893,651/
Modey893,416/
Modhe892,579/
Modes891,680/
Modet891,606/
Moode891,458/
Moude891,195/
Moede891,190/
Modde89968/
Mhode89742/
Moide89677/
Modie89485/
Modea89291/
Modee89278/
Modée89135/
Modje8993/
Modeh8965/
Modei8934/
Modeß8933/
Mohde8927/
Modep8918/
Modge8912/
Moïde8912/
Modez8910/
Moyde899/
Muode899/
Modej898/
Modeu898/
Hmode895/
Moded893/
Mosde891/
Motde891/
Moîde891/
Modest8017,671/
Moodie809,964/
Mojdeh801,195/
Modder80540/
Moodey80336/
Modher80311/
Mooded80244/
Mouder80174/
Moudey80159/
Moodhe80105/
Moudie8097/
Moddie8088/
Modeer8079/
Moudde8060/
Moddes8051/
Mohyde8050/
Mooder8049/
Moodee8049/
Modieh8041/
Modihe8034/
Modeas8032/
Moddey8030/
Moudje8029/
Moidee8026/
Mouded8025/
Modess8020/
Moodet8016/
Moddee8014/
Modhej8012/
Modets8010/
Moideh8010/
Moudei8010/
Hmoude809/
M'Gode809/
Moudeh808/
Modeed808/
Mhodie807/
Modesh807/
Modesd806/
Mohhde805/
Modhei805/
Moider804/
Moides804/
Mosder804/
Modiea804/
Mhodee804/
Modded804/
Modeih803/
Moudet802/
Moideu802/
Moidje802/
Mgoode801/
Moodea801/
Moodez801/
Muoder801/
Modeid801/
Modgey801/
Modhee801/
Mohude801/
Moidde801/
Mohdei801/
Modjhe801/
H'Mode801/
Mmodee801/
Modeis801/
Moudea801/
Moudhe801/
Mousde801/
Moihde801/
Moddde801/
Modehj801/
Modett801/
Mohdeh801/
Mohdie801/
Hmodey801/
Modije801/
Moodej801/
Moydee801/
Modech801/
Hmoode801/
Mhoder800/
Mostde800/
Moudee800/
Mosdey800/
Modi75251,490/
Mody7560,569/
Moda7546,379/
Made7526,564/
Mude7526,053/
Mede7512,211/
Mäde7524/
Müde7516/
Modj753/
Modä751/
Modă751/
Mède751/
Modhesh7311,486/
Mohdher73398/
Mojdehi7390/
H'Moude739/
Mouddee739/
Moudeih734/
Mouydee734/
Moudett733/
H'Moide732/
Mohdieh732/
Moshdey732/
Mouddet732/
Mouhdee731/
Moddess731/
Modeysh731/
Modhest731/
H'Moyde731/
Moudher731/
Mauoude731/
Moudheh731/
Moudihe731/
Mojdehy731/
Moedeuh731/
Moudech731/
Mojdeed731/
Moeydee731/
Hmoodee731/
Mooddey730/
Moody67107,850/
Mader6734,527/
Madej6723,369/
Madey6716,589/
Modha6713,511/
Maude6711,700/
Madhe6711,267/
Moudi678,409/
Medhe677,488/
Mudge677,345/
Mudey676,844/
Madge673,695/
Mudde673,605/
Moudy673,142/
Mudie673,074/
Maïde672,792/
Madde672,739/
Mudhe672,693/
Mouda672,457/
Madje672,221/
Modiy671,913/
Mades671,657/
Mahde671,598/
Mohdy671,586/
Moodi671,549/
Mhade671,489/
Mohdi671,397/
Madeh671,337/
Madie671,275/
Madei671,204/
Medea671,203/
Medei671,142/
Medde671,117/
Hmoda671,109/
Moday671,025/
Muder67942/
Madet67934/
Modoi67903/
Moida67895/
Madeï67867/
Madee67854/
Muude67840/
Mooda67829/
Mgude67798/
Madea67716/
Madeu67674/
Mgodi67616/
Modai67590/
Mudei67455/
Mhede67441/
Modaa67433/
Mhodi67429/
Moidi67390/
Mudeh67382/
Modis67374/
Moddi67349/
Modhi67333/
Medie67330/
Modii67323/
Modio67291/
Maade67285/
Meude67271/
Medee67259/
Hmade67250/
Medeu67245/
Máder67216/
Moddy67186/
Modip67177/
Mudet67175/
Modgi67167/
Medey67134/
Hmede67132/
Hmody67122/
Mmodi67116/
Möder67114/
Moedi67112/
Móder67109/
Modaj67105/
Mgade67100/
Meede67100/
Mädje6799/
Maede6784/
Mudes6779/
Moidy6776/
Madez6772/
Modij6772/
Modit6764/
Modid6763/
Mehde6762/
Medeh6751/
Modoy6750/
Modda6742/
Motdi6741/
Muodi6737/
Matde6734/
Masde6732/
Mudea6731/
Moydi6728/
Modui6726/
Mudje6726/
Muide6724/
Moyda6723/
Maded6723/
Mudee6721/
Mojda6719/
Mujde6719/
Modiz6716/
Moïdi6716/
Mosdy6715/
Hmodi6713/
Modih6712/
Mosdi6710/
Moedy678/
Modys677/
Musde677/
Mmade675/
Moudj675/
Muhde675/
Mgody674/
Moîdi674/
Mudeu673/
Modyo673/
Mhoda672/
Madep672/
Mmoda672/
Mohdh672/
Moïdy672/
Modér672/
M'Ede671/
Moydy671/
Muded671/
Mmody671/
Modéh671/
Modhd671/
Modoa671/
Mhude671/
Madeş671/
Madée671/
Medeî671/
Mudej671/
Moîdy671/
Moïda671/
Motda671/
Moodooie671/
Muoda671/
Modiş671/
Modoj671/
Modés671/
Müdde671/
Mähde671/
Módes671/
Mutde671/
Hmude671/
Moduy671/
Modjehed671/
Mmude671/
Modyi671/
Modyy671/
Moedj671/
Madeî671/

Mode Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mode in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩmwd66.67
ﺍﻣﺪamd16.67
ﻣﻮﺩﻯmwdy16.67
Mode in the Marathi language
मोडेmode63.51
मोदेmode35.47
मोढेmodhe0.31
मॉडेmode0.31
मोदीेmodie0.2
मोदmoda0.1
Mode in the Hindi language
मोदेmode51.43
मोडेmode42.86
मोडे़mode5.71

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Footnotes

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