Modji Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Modji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Mauritania | 101 | 1:40,543 | 3,109 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Modji (552) may also be a first name.
Modji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺟﻲ, Marathi: मोडजी) occurs more in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 427,422nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Modji are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 358,282nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 552 people.
This last name is most widespread in Togo, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Excluding Togo it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Modji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modji in the Marathi language | ||
| मोडजी | modaji | - |
| Modji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺟﻲ | mwjy | 79.49 |
| ﻣﻮﺩﻱ | mwdy | 7.69 |
| ﻣﻮﺝ | mwj | 7.69 |
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻣﻮﺟﻰ | mkhtarmwjy | 2.56 |
| ﻣﻮﺟﻰ | mwjy | 2.56 |
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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 Modji
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