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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Average Modig Salary in
United States
$50,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Modig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modig is most common in Sweden. It may appear in the variant forms: Mödig. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Modig? popularity and diffusion
The surname Modig is the 191,921st most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,320,066 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Modig live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,856 people, or 1 in 5,305. In Sweden Modig is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Sweden Modig exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Modig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Modig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Modig last name grew 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Modig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Modig are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the political 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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