Modey Surname

132,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Modey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7841:99,2956,765
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
United States471:7,711,892346,147
India361:21,307,372304,812
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Niger231:834,43619,133
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Modey (609) may also be a first name.

Modey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modey (Marathi: मोदेय, Russian: Модей) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Modey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Modey is the 132,178th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,133,357 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Modey reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 338,553rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 609 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,784 people, or 1 in 99,295. In Nigeria Modey is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 28 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.

Modey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Modey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Modey last name grew 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Modey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Modey are 41.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the party.

Modey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moodey91336/
Moudey91159/
Modeya9131/
Moddey9130/
Modeye919/
Modeyo915/
Modgey911/
Modeyi911/
Hmodey911/
Mosdey910/
Mody8960,569/
Mode8927,021/
Moudeye835/
Modeyee834/
Moudeya832/
Moshdey832/
Modeyop831/
Modeysh831/
Modheya831/
Mojdehy831/
Modieye831/
Modeyas831/
Modieya831/
Mooddey830/
Moody80107,850/
Madey8016,589/
Mudey806,844/
Mgode806,510/
Moder803,651/
Moudy803,142/
Modhe802,579/
Modiy801,913/
Modes801,680/
Modet801,606/
Mohdy801,586/
Moode801,458/
Moude801,195/
Moede801,190/
Moday801,025/
Modde80968/
Mhode80742/
Moide80677/
Modie80485/
Modea80291/
Modee80278/
Moddy80186/
Modée80135/
Medey80134/
Hmody80122/
Modje8093/
Moidy8076/
Modeh8065/
Modoy8050/
Modei8034/
Modeß8033/
Mohde8027/
Modue8022/
Modae8019/
Modep8018/
Mosdy8015/
Modye8012/
Modge8012/
Moïde8012/
Modoe8010/
Modez8010/
Moyde809/
Muode809/
Moedy808/
Modej808/
Modeu808/
Modys807/
Hmode805/
Mgody804/
Moded803/
Modyo803/
Moïdy802/
Moydy801/
Mmody801/
Mosde801/
Motde801/
Moîde801/
Moîdy801/
Moduy801/
Modyi801/
Modyy801/
Modest7317,671/
Moodie739,964/
Madeya735,992/
Moiday733,097/
Mojdeh731,195/
Muudey731,086/
Modhiy73704/
Mahdey73594/
Modder73540/
Mudeey73494/
Maadey73356/
Modher73311/
Madeyi73304/
Modiya73271/
Mudeyi73261/
Mooded73244/
Modowe73231/
Modaya73217/
Hmoody73200/
Modeus73188/
Mouder73174/
Mudeya73154/
Madeyo73115/
Modawe73107/
Moodhe73105/
Moudie7397/
Moddie7388/
Modoyo7386/
Modhay7382/
Modeer7379/
Modhae7376/
Madgey7371/
Maddey7363/
Medeya7362/
Moudde7360/
Moddes7351/
Moduyo7351/
Mohyde7350/
Mooder7349/
Moodee7349/
Medeyi7348/
Modiyo7348/
Modayo7348/
Mouday7344/
Modieh7341/
Modihe7334/
Moduye7333/
Modeas7332/
Mooday7330/
Moudje7329/
Madhey7328/
Muddey7327/
Moidee7326/
Mouded7325/
Madeye7322/
Modess7320/
Modayi7320/
Hmoudy7318/
Modiye7318/
Meddey7316/
Moodet7316/
Moddee7314/
Moehdy7313/
Modeja7313/
Mehdey7313/
Modhej7312/
Moudeu7312/
Modets7310/
Modysh7310/
Modoyi7310/
Moideh7310/
Moujdy7310/
Moudei7310/
Medeye739/
Hmoude739/
Mhodyo739/
Mudeye739/
M'Gode739/
Modoye739/
Mgodie739/
Moudeh738/
Modaye738/
Modeed738/
Moodys737/
Mhodie737/
Modesh737/
Medhey736/
Moduya736/
Modesd736/
Mohhde735/
Mudhey735/
Modhei735/
Mooddy735/
Mouddy735/
Moider734/
Masdey734/
Moides734/
Mosder734/
Modoya734/
Modiea734/
Mhodee734/
Modded734/
Mohtdy734/
Hmadey734/
Modeih733/
Maudey733/
Medeyo733/
Moodoy732/
Moodye732/
Moudet732/
Moideu732/
Moidje732/
Modday732/
Modoue732/
Modeha732/
Mgodeu732/
M'Oidy731/
Mgoode731/
Mhadey731/
Moodea731/
Moodez731/
Moodhy731/
Mooduy731/
Moodyh731/
Moodyt731/
Moodyy731/
Moudye731/
Muoder731/
Modaje731/
Modeia731/
Modeid731/
Modhee731/
Mohude731/
Moidde731/
Mohdei731/
Modjhe731/
H'Mode731/
H'Mody731/
Moodyz731/
Modeah731/
Mmodee731/
Modiyi731/
Moduyi731/
Modeis731/
Madeyy731/
Madeey731/
M'Mody731/
Hmudey731/
Moudea731/
Moudhe731/
Mousde731/
Moodyi731/
Moihde731/
Moddde731/
Modehj731/
Modett731/
Moeddy731/
Mohdeh731/
Mohdie731/
Mohdoy731/
Mudeyu731/
Mosddy731/
Mohday731/
Modije731/
Mosdeu731/
Moodej731/
Moydee731/
Modech731/
Mgodoy731/
Hmoode731/
Mhoder730/
Mostde730/
Moudee730/
Modi67251,490/
Moda6746,379/
Mady6729,328/
Made6726,564/
Mude6726,053/
Mede6712,211/
Modhesh6711,486/
Medy671,692/
Moidhay67910/
Mudy67527/
Mohdher67398/
Möde67246/
Mgudeyi67235/
Madahey67203/
Muudeey67197/
Madheya67102/
Mojdehi6790/
Mudheyi6784/
Mády6779/
Modhiya6778/
H'Moudy6753/
Motdawe6748/
Módy6743/
Modé6738/
Moudaye6735/
Mahadey6734/
Modigie6734/
Madieya6728/
Mäde6724/
Maddeys6716/
Moudiyo6716/
Müde6716/
Mgodoyi6714/
Moduoye6713/
Modheji6712/
Modhawe6712/
Moidaya6710/
H'Moude679/
Madheye679/
Mouddee679/
Moddiya678/
Moudaya676/
Mohiedy676/
Modiyat676/
Maddeya675/
Madeyah675/
Modè675/
Moudeih674/
Mahdeya674/
Modawee674/
Mouydee674/
Modioye673/
Moudett673/
Modhayo673/
Modj673/
H'Moide672/
Modojee672/
Mohdiya672/
Mohdieh672/
Maadeey672/
Madeyoh672/
Mouddet672/
Madeeya671/
Madeyed671/
Madieye671/
Mhadhey671/
Moudiya671/
Mouhdae671/
Mouhdee671/
Muuddey671/
Muodiya671/
Mudheya671/
Moddess671/
Modhest671/
Modhuya671/
H'Moyde671/
Moudher671/
Mauoude671/
Madeeye671/
Mudeeyi671/
Moudouy671/
Moudawe671/
Moudayo671/
Mouddae671/
Moudheh671/
Moudihe671/
Moudoue671/
Mojdysz671/
Modayas671/
Modhoye671/
Modä671/
Modă671/
Moedeuh671/
Mède671/
Mehdeya671/
Moudech671/
Mojdeed671/
Modayio671/
Mootday671/
Moudowe671/
Moudoyi671/
Moeydee671/
Hmoodee671/

Modey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modey in the Marathi language
मोदेयmodeya50
मोडेmode50
Modey in the Russian language
Модейmodej-

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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 Modey
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