Modilim Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Modilim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modilim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2261:783,81835,180
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Modilim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modilim (Hindi: मोदिलीम) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Modilim.

How Common Is The Last Name Modilim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Modilim reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 783,818. In Nigeria Modilim is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 19 percent reside, Plateau, where 15 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Modilim occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muodilim9316/
Mmodilim9314/
Moudilim933/
Modilin869/
Madilim863/
Modelin7189/
Madelim711/
Modgiln711/
Madulim711/
Modelina6755/
Modileng674/
Modylina673/
Madiling672/
Modgelin671/
Modeling670/

Modilim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modilim in the Hindi language
मोदिलीमmodilima-

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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 Modilim
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