Modo Surname

47,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Modo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,5321:8,6141,474
Cameroon2,4571:8,4531,097
Pakistan6861:260,4145,794
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Indonesia4981:265,56124,018
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
Nigeria3171:558,81027,182
Kenya2641:174,92413,246
Niger2581:74,3883,311
Philippines2551:397,01351,030
Botswana2321:9,4261,714
Papua New Guinea781:104,53514,121
India721:10,653,686201,049
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Congo111:453,55410,703
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
France81:8,302,840321,660
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Modo (3,959) may also be a first name.

Modo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Modo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Modo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻭ, Hindi: मोदो, Marathi: मोडो, Russian: Модо, Tibetan: མོ་དོག།) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,512th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 669,135 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Modo are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 111,147th most common first name at a global level It is held by 3,959 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 4,532 people, or 1 in 8,614. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kaabong District, where 28 percent are found, Kotido District, where 26 percent are found and Napak District, where 12 percent are found. Beside Uganda Modo exists in 68 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Modo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Modo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Modo surname rose 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Modo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Modo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.3% less than the national average, earning R 44,436 per year and in United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modou8913,796/
Modoi89903/
Modos89365/
Modot89312/
Mgodo89216/
Moudo89151/
Modoo89121/
Modod8976/
Modoh8972/
Modoy8950/
Modho8945/
Moodo8942/
Moddo8931/
Moedo8919/
Mojdo8917/
Moido898/
Muodo897/
Moïdo894/
Hmodo894/
Modoa891/
Modop891/
Mohdo891/
Moydo891/
Modoj891/
Moduo891/
Mmodo891/
Moudou801,218/
Modoux80341/
Moydou80283/
Mgodoi80156/
Moodoo80139/
Moudoh80120/
Moidoo8035/
Modoit8035/
Moidou8032/
Modood8031/
Mosdos8016/
Moudoi8013/
Moodou809/
Moduoa809/
Mouydo808/
Modhoo807/
Mosdot805/
Mmoduo804/
Moïdou803/
Moodoy802/
Modoch802/
Moddou802/
Moidoh802/
Modhoi801/
Modoup801/
Mohdou801/
Mmoudo801/
Mohduo801/
Hmodot801/
Mouddo801/
Moudho801/
Moudod801/
Motdou801/
Moodoi801/
Mohdoy801/
Mgodgo801/
Mgodoy801/
Modopp800/
Medo7570,473/
Moda7546,379/
Mado7519,278/
Mudo752,680/
Mädo758/
Médo752/
Mêdo751/
Modă751/
Moudoud73821/
Mouddou73802/
Hmoudou73481/
Moodhoo7385/
Modosch7348/
Moudood739/
Mmoudou738/
Motdoch737/
Moodood737/
Moodosh732/
Mosdood732/
Mgoudou732/
Moudouh732/
Hmodoit731/
Moudgou731/
Moutdou731/
Mousdou731/
Mouïdou731/
Moodouh731/
Madou6724,961/
Modha6713,511/
Medoo674,358/
Mudoi673,734/
Modau673,431/
Mouda672,457/
Madoi672,229/
Madoo671,729/
Hmoda671,109/
Masdo671,030/
Meedo67948/
Mgoda67910/
Moida67895/
Modad67888/
Mooda67829/
Moeda67828/
Módos67661/
Modah67648/
Mudoh67581/
Madoz67568/
Maudo67556/
Modas67531/
Madot67514/
Maedo67448/
Modaa67433/
Madoh67393/
Madoa67389/
Modat67257/
Medoh67195/
Maddo67188/
Madop67188/
Modap67132/
Mudoy67100/
Mados6792/
Mudoo6767/
Madoš6747/
Mehdo6745/
Modda6742/
Muddo6742/
Madod6737/
Meudo6736/
Meddo6728/
Mahdo6727/
Mudoj6727/
Moyda6723/
Mudod6722/
Mojda6719/
Mohda6718/
Madoy6718/
Medoy6716/
Medoi6716/
Muido6713/
Maado6713/
Mudot6713/
Mudou6712/
Mmedo6712/
Madoï679/
Medoj678/
Modeu678/
Matdo676/
Medoň676/
Moudouss676/
Mudoz675/
Mudoa674/
Mmado674/
Modaz674/
Madoj673/
Mgado673/
Mudos673/
Mhoda672/
Mgudo672/
Mhado672/
Mmoda672/
Hmado672/
Mosda672/
Musdo672/
Modga671/
Modaà671/
Mauoudou671/
Madoî671/
Mouhddou671/
Moudddou671/
Moudooth671/
Moïda671/
Motda671/
Moodooie671/
Muoda671/
Modaş671/
Muudo671/
Hmedo671/

Modo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modo in the Tibetan language
མོ་དོག།modok-
Modo in the Hindi language
मोदोmodo84.62
मोडोmodo15.38
Modo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻭmwdw80
ﻣﻮﺩmwd20
Modo in the Marathi language
मोडोmodo75
मोदोmodo25
Modo in the Russian language
Модоmodo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Modo
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