Modou Surname

38,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Modou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon10,3861:2,000197
Chad2,3111:5,882869
Niger1,0031:19,1351,213
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Modou (228,733) may also be a first name.

Modou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻭ) is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Modou.

How Common Is The Last Name Modou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Modou is the 38,154th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 528,236 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Modou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,586th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 228,733 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 10,386 people, or 1 in 2,000. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 94 percent are found, North Region, where 3 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.

Modou Last Name Statistics demography

Modou earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moudou911,218/
Modoux91341/
Moydou91283/
Moidou9132/
Moodou919/
Moïdou913/
Moddou912/
Modoue912/
Modoup911/
Mohdou911/
Motdou911/
Modu8999,049/
Modo8910,891/
Moudoud83821/
Mouddou83802/
Hmoudou83481/
Mmoudou838/
Mgoudou832/
Moudouh832/
Moudouy831/
Moudgou831/
Moudoue831/
Moutdou831/
Mousdou831/
Mouïdou831/
Moodouh831/
Madou8024,961/
Modau803,431/
Moddu803,130/
Moidu802,873/
Modhu802,419/
Moodu801,400/
Modoi80903/
Modos80365/
Modot80312/
Mgodo80216/
Moudo80151/
Modoo80121/
Mohdu80109/
Modus8090/
Modod8076/
Modoh8072/
Modgu8051/
Modoy8050/
Modho8045/
Mmodu8044/
Moodo8042/
Moudu8032/
Moddo8031/
Modui8026/
Modue8022/
Moedo8019/
Moedu8018/
Mojdo8017/
Modud8015/
Muodu8015/
Mudou8012/
Moduh8011/
Modoe8010/
Moydu808/
Modeu808/
Moido808/
Muodo807/
Moduu805/
Moïdo804/
Hmodo804/
Modut803/
Motdu803/
Hmodu803/
Modoa801/
Modop801/
Modux801/
Modup801/
Mohdo801/
Moydo801/
Modoj801/
Moduo801/
Moduz801/
Mgodu801/
Moduy801/
Mmodo801/
Moudouss776/
Moudouyi775/
Moudoujy772/
Mauoudou771/
Mouhddou771/
Moudddou771/
Moudoues771/
Moudouha771/
Moudud731,104/
Madoue73711/
Madouh73706/
Hmadou73627/
Modowe73231/
Madoux73226/
Madoud73190/
Modeus73188/
Mgodoi73156/
Moodoo73139/
Moudoh73120/
Maudou73104/
Maddou73100/
Modoyo7386/
Madhou7381/
Maadou7364/
Moddhu7361/
Moidhu7358/
Moduyo7351/
Modiyo7348/
Modayo7348/
Madous7339/
Mmadou7339/
Masdou7338/
Moidoo7335/
Modoit7335/
Moduye7333/
Modood7331/
Moduji7322/
Mahdou7320/
Mosdos7316/
Moduit7316/
Mohduh7314/
Moidau7314/
Moudoi7313/
Maïdou7313/
Modoji7312/
Moudeu7312/
Modoyi7310/
Modhau7310/
Modoye739/
Moduoa739/
Moddgu738/
Mouydo738/
Modhoo737/
Madouy737/
Mooddu736/
Moodhu736/
Madout736/
Moduya736/
Mosdot735/
Modeyo735/
Maãdou735/
Modhgu734/
Moudut734/
Mmoduo734/
Modoya734/
Mouddu733/
Moddux732/
Moodoy732/
Muidou732/
Modoch732/
Mohudu732/
Moideu732/
Matdou732/
Moidoh732/
Moduis732/
Mgodeu732/
Modoio732/
Mooduy731/
Moydhu731/
Mmoidu731/
Modhoi731/
Moiddu731/
Modeau731/
Moddus731/
Mmoudo731/
Moduyi731/
Mohduo731/
Madgou731/
Hmodot731/
Mouddo731/
Moudho731/
Moudod731/
Meudou731/
Moodoi731/
Modaud731/
Moduph731/
Modusz731/
Mohdoy731/
Moidus731/
Mgodgo731/
Moduha731/
Mosdeu731/
Moduio731/
Mgodoy731/
Modopp730/
Madu67128,281/
Moda6746,379/
Mado6719,278/
Mudu6712,181/
Mudo672,680/
Mahadou67818/
Maudoux67781/
H'Madou67666/
Madouch67380/
Maddoux67192/
Madhous67181/
Mahdoud67145/
Mahdout67136/
Moodhoo6785/
Maudous6749/
Modosch6748/
Moudiyo6716/
Mgodoyi6714/
Moduoye6713/
Maadoud6712/
Mahdouh6712/
Moudood679/
Muodaju679/
Maddous678/
Motdoch677/
Moodood677/
Masdoud674/
Mmadouh674/
Mahdouz673/
Madouha673/
Modioye673/
Mahdous673/
Modhayo673/
Modojee672/
Moodosh672/
Maddouh672/
Mosdood672/
Madayou672/
Madouhe672/
Maddouz671/
M'Madou671/
Moodhhu671/
Mouddhu671/
Modeyop671/
Modhoji671/
Modhuya671/
Hmmadou671/
Madhouh671/
Madaoue671/
Madouet671/
Hmodoit671/
Moudayo671/
Moodush671/
Modhoye671/
Modú671/
Modă671/
Moedeuh671/
Mmaadou671/
Mouduit671/
Madouie671/
Mahdoue671/
Mudouio671/
Modayio671/
Mmodaju671/
Moudowe671/
Moudoyi671/
Masdouh671/
Modaush670/

Modou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻭmwdw87.5
ﻣﻮﺩmwd10
ﻣﺪﻭmdw2.5

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