Modoye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Modoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Modoye (21) may also be a first name.
Modoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Modoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Modoye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Modoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Modoye is the 6,360,413th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Modoye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Modoye live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Modoye is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name in the world, held by 21 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 86 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.
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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 Modoye
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