Modupe Surname

94,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Modupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1541:56,1644,237
South Africa1,6241:33,3614,259
England751:742,90741,196
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Botswana501:43,7398,388
India451:17,045,897267,282
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Modupe (104,017) may also be a first name.

Modupe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modupe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modupe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,882nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,452,281 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Modupe live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Modupe is also the 9,835th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 104,017 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,154 people, or 1 in 56,164. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 36 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Ekiti, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Modupe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Modupe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 45.61% less than the national average, earning R 129,252 per year and in United States they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning $34,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modaupe929/
Moduupe922/
Moduphe921/
Modupes921/
Moedupe921/
Modhupe921/
Modup911/
Modupeah861/
Moudoupe861/
Modhaupe861/
Medupe838,239/
Modupi83678/
Modipe83227/
Madupe83202/
Modupa8321/
Mudupe8318/
Moduph831/
Modoup831/
Mgodup831/
Maddupe776/
Mmodupi771/
Moduphi771/
Madup7318/
Moduv7317/
Moiduppa719/
Medupi67777/
Modipi67523/
Madhup67407/
Madupa67167/
Madaup6738/
Modubh6737/
Madipe6733/
Maudup6713/
Madeup679/
Modauv674/
Madupi674/
Mudupa672/
Mudupi671/
Modhuv671/
Maddup670/

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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 Modupe
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