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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Modiu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Modiu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 386,017th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Modiu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Modiu is also the 234,520th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 1,151 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 888 people, or 1 in 199,485. In Nigeria Modiu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 43 percent live, Ogun, where 39 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Modiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Modiu last name is chiefly 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
- 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 Modiu
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