Modu Surname

5,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Modu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria96,5411:1,835242
India1,0091:760,22334,558
Tanzania5991:88,3838,935
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Pakistan871:2,053,37819,549
England401:1,392,95161,553
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Georgia181:208,08612,109
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Modú (1) are calculated separately.

Modu (98,137) may also be a first name.

Modu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modu (Georgian: მოდუ, Hindi: मोडू, Marathi: मोडु, Oriya: େମାଡୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Modú. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Modu is the 5,710th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 73,575 people. The surname Modu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Modu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 10,370th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 98,137 people.

The last name Modu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 96,541 people, or 1 in 1,835. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 70 percent are found, Yobe, where 24 percent are found and Benue, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Modu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Modu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Modu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modú921/
Modou8913,796/
Modau893,431/
Moddu893,130/
Moidu892,873/
Modhu892,419/
Moodu891,400/
Mohdu89109/
Modus8990/
Modgu8951/
Mmodu8944/
Moudu8932/
Modui8926/
Moedu8918/
Modud8915/
Muodu8915/
Moduh8911/
Moydu898/
Modeu898/
Moduu895/
Modut893/
Motdu893/
Hmodu893/
Modux891/
Modup891/
Moduz891/
Mgodu891/
Moduy891/
Moudou801,218/
Moudud801,104/
Modoux80341/
Moydou80283/
Modeus80188/
Moddhu8061/
Moidhu8058/
Moidou8032/
Moduit8016/
Mohduh8014/
Moidau8014/
Moudeu8012/
Modhau8010/
Moodou809/
Moddgu808/
Mooddu806/
Moodhu806/
Modhgu804/
Moudut804/
Moïdou803/
Mouddu803/
Moddux802/
Mohudu802/
Moideu802/
Moddou802/
Moduis802/
Mgodeu802/
Mooduy801/
Moydhu801/
Mmoidu801/
Moiddu801/
Moddus801/
Modoup801/
Mohdou801/
Motdou801/
Modaud801/
Moduph801/
Modusz801/
Moidus801/
Moduha801/
Mosdeu801/
Madu75128,281/
Mudu7512,181/
Medu75474/
Moudoud73821/
Mouddou73802/
Hmoudou73481/
Mmoudou738/
Mgoudou732/
Moudouh732/
Moodhhu731/
Mouddhu731/
Moudouy731/
Moudgou731/
Moutdou731/
Mousdou731/
Mouïdou731/
Moodouh731/
Moodush731/
Moedeuh731/
Mouduit731/
Modaush730/
Mudau6754,674/
Madhu6738,834/
Madut6726,586/
Madou6724,961/
Maddu6713,647/
Mmadu674,250/
Maudu673,033/
Madau672,957/
Muddu672,823/
Madeu67674/
Maadu67528/
Medau67479/
Mgudu67479/
Muudu67337/
Moodushh67311/
Mhadu67271/
Maduh67270/
Madus67259/
Medeu67245/
Mahdu67155/
Modoo67121/
Mudhu6776/
Madud6764/
Musdu6762/
Madgu6761/
Medhu6761/
Mudui6744/
Maduz6741/
Maduu6736/
Meddu6720/
Madup6718/
Madui6718/
Muhdu6717/
Mudus6716/
Mudgu6715/
Masdu6714/
Muidu6713/
Mudou6712/
Mudup6711/
Muduh6711/
Mmedu6710/
Modoe6710/
Mehdu6710/
Muduy679/
Madux678/
Hmadu678/
Mgadu676/
Moudouss676/
Mudut675/
Moudouyi675/
Matdu675/
Mhedu674/
Muduu674/
Meduh674/
Meedu673/
Mmudu673/
Mudeu673/
Mudud672/
Mudux672/
Mädau672/
Maduj672/
Medui672/
Muduz672/
Maduy671/
Maedu671/
Mauoudou671/
Mouhddou671/
Moudddou671/
Moudouha671/
Muşdu671/
Mhudu671/
Hmedu671/
Moosdaud671/

Modu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modu in the Georgian language
მოდუmodu-
Modu in the Hindi language
मोडूmodu90.08
मोडुmodu7.79
मोदूmodu1.73
मोदुmodu0.16
मोड़ूmoru0.08
मोडmoda0.08
मोधूmodhu0.04
Modu in the Oriya language
େମାଡୁemadu50
ମଡୁmadu21.43
େମାଦୁemadu21.43
େମାଡୂemadu7.14
Modu in the Marathi language
मोडुmodu38.95
मोडूmodu37.21
मोदुmodu13.95
मोदूmodu8.14

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