Modoum Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Modoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Modoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Modoum occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Modoum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Modoum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Modoum reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 80 percent are found, West Region, where 15 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Modoum is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Modoum
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