Momodu Surname
Approximately 27,225 people bear this surname
Momodu Surname User-submission:
It is an Etsako surname from Edo state, Nigeria, which means 'I have my own child'. However, another story says it is a name of Islamic origin.
Momodu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21,798 | 1:8,127 | 921 |
| Sierra Leone | 4,671 | 1:1,518 | 276 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| England | 157 | 1:354,892 | 25,525 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Liberia | 48 | 1:91,844 | 7,477 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Momodu (21,703) may also be a first name.
Momodu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Etsako surname from Edo state, Nigeria, which means 'I have my own child'. However, another story says it is a name of Islamic origin.
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Average Momodu Salary in
United States
$45,198 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Momodu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Momodu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Momodu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Momodu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Momodu is the 20,084th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 267,678 people. The surname Momodu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Momodu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,569th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 21,703 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21,798 people, or 1 in 8,127. In Nigeria Momodu is most common in: Edo, where 36 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Delta, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 17 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Momodu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Momodu last name is predominantly Muslim (59%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Momodu surname are 31.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Momodu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.3% less than the national average, earning R 141,876 per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.44% less than the national average, earning $44,495 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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