Modig Surname
Approximately 2,195 people bear this surname
Modig Surname User-submission:
Modig means 'brave'.
It is a typical name of a soldier in Sweden. From early 17th century to late 19th century Sweden had system of farmer soldiers. A group of farms would constitute a rote and they would together pay for one soldier who would be given a small farm and a small salary.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,856 | 1:5,305 | 500 |
| Finland | 137 | 1:40,122 | 5,060 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Mödig (47) are calculated separately.
Modig Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Modig means 'brave'.
It is a typical name of a soldier in Sweden. From early 17th century to late 19th century Sweden had system of farmer soldiers. A group of farms would constitute a rote and they would together pay for one soldier who would be given a small farm and a small salary. Each rote was given a name that usually invoked some desirable quality in a soldier like: modig (brave), rask (swift) (the main character in a famous novel by Vilhelm Moberg), stål (steel) etc.
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Modig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Modig is found most in Sweden. It may occur as: Mödig. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Modig? popularity and diffusion
The surname Modig is the 191,921st most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,320,066 people. The surname Modig is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Modig reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Modig is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,856 people, or 1 in 5,305. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent reside and Skåne County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Modig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Modig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Modig last name rose 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Modig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Modig last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the party.
The amount Modig earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning 350,380 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mödig | 93 | 47 | / |
| Modigh | 91 | 433 | / |
| Modigs | 91 | 45 | / |
| Moedig | 91 | 4 | / |
| Modisg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Modigue | 83 | 3 | / |
| Modic | 80 | 1,610 | / |
| Madig | 80 | 1,335 | / |
| Modik | 80 | 473 | / |
| Medig | 80 | 175 | / |
| Mudig | 80 | 16 | / |
| Modix | 80 | 3 | / |
| Modiq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Modike | 73 | 782 | / |
| Modick | 73 | 48 | / |
| Maduig | 73 | 35 | / |
| Madiog | 73 | 33 | / |
| Moudic | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mohdik | 73 | 9 | / |
| Modioc | 73 | 8 | / |
| Moudik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Maedig | 73 | 6 | / |
| Madigh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Modegh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mohdiq | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maddig | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mosdiq | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mosdic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Modiok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Modyog | 73 | 1 | / |
| Madieg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meddig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Medaig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modhik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modiqu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modics | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muddig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Madigs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Medhig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Musdig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Moodeg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mudigg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mousdik | 67 | 208 | / |
| Moudhik | 67 | 136 | / |
| Modique | 67 | 42 | / |
| Madigue | 67 | 14 | / |
| Moodike | 67 | 12 | / |
| Moddick | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mahadig | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moduike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muodike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moudaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousdiq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modicth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motdike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moudick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modhaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhdik | 67 | 1 | / |
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