Modjo Surname
Approximately 4,210 people bear this surname
Modjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Cameroon | 1,035 | 1:20,067 | 2,729 |
| Indonesia | 924 | 1:143,127 | 14,134 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Modjo (236) may also be a first name.
Modjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Modjo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺠﻮ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modjo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 110,401st most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,731,009 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Modjo reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Modjo is also the 583,008th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 236 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Other than Ethiopia Modjo occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Modjo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Modjo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺠﻮ | mjw | - |
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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 Modjo
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