Modifies Surname
Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname
Modifies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,898 | 1:13,923 | 1,617 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Modifies (30) may also be a first name.
Modifies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modifies Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modifies occurs most in Yemen. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modifies? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 212,218th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,754,532 people. Modifies occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Modifies live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Modifies is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname Modifies is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 1,898 people, or 1 in 13,923. In Yemen Modifies is most prevalent in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 88 percent reside, Dhamar Governorate, where 11 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Yemen it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 2 percent reside and Syria, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Modifies
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