Modowo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Poland

Modowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modowo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modowo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Modowo live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Modowo is most numerous in: Cross River, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moudouwo861/
Madowo83316/
Mudowo8329/
Modowa8313/
Modobo8313/
Modawo832/
Medowo831/
Moduwo831/
Modoubo778/
Madhowo771/
Modouwa771/
Moudawo771/
Madouwo771/
Moudouwa7134/
Modouboy711/
Modoubou711/
Moydobou711/
Moudoubo711/
Madawo67453/
Madobo67442/
Mudobo67212/
Mudawo67121/
Madowa67115/
Modova6794/
Modoba6792/
Moduwa6786/
Maduwo6769/
Modewa6758/
Modawa6735/
Madovo6718/
Madewo6718/
Medewo6717/
Moudoubou6716/
Modubo6715/
Mudowa6714/
Modabo679/
Muduwo673/
Medowa671/
Medawo671/
Moidoubou671/

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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 Modowo
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