Modiel Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Modiel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Modiel (23) may also be a first name.
Modiel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modiel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Modiel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺟﻞ) is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modiel? popularity and diffusion
Modiel is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Modiel are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.
Modiel is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal Modiel is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 50 percent live and Thiès Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Senegal this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Modiel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modiel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺟﻞ | mwjl | - |
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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 Modiel
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