Modey Surname
Approximately 3,416 people bear this surname
Modey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,784 | 1:99,295 | 6,765 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Turkey | 28 | 1:2,779,336 | 82,809 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Modey (609) may also be a first name.
Modey Demographics
Average Modey Salary in
United States
$43,393 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Modey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modey in the Marathi language | ||
| मोदेय | modeya | 50 |
| मोडे | mode | 50 |
| Modey in the Russian language | ||
| Модей | modej | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Modey
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