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 or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Modiu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 386,017th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Modiu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 234,520th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 1,151 people.
The last name Modiu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 888 people, or 1 in 199,485. In Nigeria Modiu is most common in: Lagos, where 43 percent reside, Ogun, where 39 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Modiu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Modiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing 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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