Modiu Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Modiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 888 | 1:199,485 | 11,965 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Modiu (1,151) may also be a first name.
Modiu Demographics
Modiu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Modiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modiu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Modiu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 386,017th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. The last name Modiu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Modiu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 234,520th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,151 people.
The last name Modiu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 888 people, or 1 in 199,485. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 43 percent live, Ogun, where 39 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Modiu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Modiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Modiu surname is predominantly Muslim (78%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modieu | 91 | 34 | / |
| Modius | 91 | 11 | / |
| Modihu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Modiju | 91 | 3 | / |
| Moddiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Moudiou | 83 | 26 | / |
| Moudiju | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moidoiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Madiu | 80 | 734 | / |
| Modju | 80 | 236 | / |
| Mediu | 80 | 112 | / |
| Mudiu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Modyu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moudihou | 77 | 13 | / |
| Moudoiuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muodaiju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madiou | 73 | 1,187 | / |
| Madius | 73 | 304 | / |
| Madieu | 73 | 239 | / |
| Medieu | 73 | 130 | / |
| Madihu | 73 | 97 | / |
| Modjou | 73 | 96 | / |
| Mehdiu | 73 | 80 | / |
| Modoju | 73 | 36 | / |
| Modjeu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mudieu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Modéus | 73 | 18 | / |
| Maediu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mudihu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Médieu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maddiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mudiue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Madoiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Madiue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Madiju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mudiou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Medhiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moidju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modoyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modeeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muddiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Madhiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Madiua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Madiuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maudieu | 67 | 223 | / |
| Madhieu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Moudjeu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Maadieu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Moudjou | 67 | 34 | / |
| Madihou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maddiju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moddoju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moodoju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Modehou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maddihu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moudjui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Madhiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maudiut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madijou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madiouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahdieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmadiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mediheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maadiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mădășiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moedjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meudieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maddius | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Modiu
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