Modibbo Surname

56,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Modibbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modibbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,8311:20,0591,830
Niger951:202,0216,807
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iceland21:190,0456,825
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Modibbo (2,791) may also be a first name.

Modibbo Last Name Facts

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

Modibbo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Modibbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Modibbo is the 56,344th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,637 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modibbo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Modibbo is also the 138,125th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 2,791 people.

The last name Modibbo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,831 people, or 1 in 20,059. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 34 percent reside, Katsina, where 23 percent reside and Gombe, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Modibbo exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Modibbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moddibbo9340/
Moidibbo931/
Moduibbo931/
Modibboo931/
Madibbo8652/
Mudibbo8624/
Modubbo862/
Maddibbo801/
Modibua7112/
Mudebbo712/
Madibuho673/
Mahadebboo591/
Madibwa571/
Madibwat535/

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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 Modibbo
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