Modibo Surname

116,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Modibo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modibo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1861:149,3629,489
Niger9661:19,8681,251
Mali5161:32,8861,020
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Benin2821:36,6514,737
Cameroon2641:78,6719,664
Ivory Coast1151:200,6198,596
Botswana501:43,7398,388
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Modibo (112,321) may also be a first name.

Modibo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modibo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺒﻮ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modibo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,642nd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,844,481 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Modibo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Modibo is also the 9,158th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 112,321 people.

The surname Modibo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,186 people, or 1 in 149,362. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 21 percent reside, Gombe, where 15 percent reside and Bauchi, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 24 percent reside and Mali, where 13 percent reside.

Modibo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Modibo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 44.13% less than the national average, earning R 132,768 per year and in United States they earn 35.84% less than the national average, earning $27,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moddibo92374/
Modiboa92280/
Moudibo927/
Modibou922/
Mohdibo921/
Modiboo921/
Moodibo921/
Modiobo921/
Modiboi921/
Modibooa862/
Moudibou861/
Modiboha861/
Modaiboa861/
Modiba8323,797/
Madibo835,253/
Mudibo831,322/
Modubo8315/
Modebo836/
Medibo834/
Modiwo831/
Moudiba77134/
Madiebo77108/
Maddibo7759/
Madibou7739/
Moduboi7727/
Madiboo775/
Mudiobo774/
Muddibo773/
Madiboa773/
Madiobo772/
Mmudibo771/
Madiboi771/
Mudibho771/
Madibot771/
Modiova771/
Mediboy771/
Modieba771/
Mediebou712/
Moudioua711/
Madiebou711/
Madiba6714,969/
Madebo672,420/
Mudebo671,649/
Mudiba67906/
Madiwo67209/
Moduba67203/
Medebo6743/
Madubo6738/
Mediba6725/
Modeba6710/
Madivo674/
Modiwa673/
Modiva672/
Modıba671/

Modibo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modibo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻳﺒﻮmwdybw61.9
ﻣﺪﺏmdb19.05
ﻣﻮﺩﺑﻮmwdbw14.29
ﻣﻮﺩﺑﻮﻩmwdbwh4.76

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