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
Modey (Marathi: मोदेय, Russian: Модей) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Modey.
How Common Is The Last Name Modey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Modey is the 132,178th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,133,357 people. The last name Modey 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 first name in the world, held by 609 people.
Modey is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,784 people, or 1 in 99,295. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists 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 prevalency of Modey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Modey last name increased 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 those holding the Modey last name are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.24% registered with the political 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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