Modig Surname

191,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Modig Surname User-submission:

Modig means 'brave'.

It is a typical name of a soldier in Sweden. From early 17th century to late 19th century Sweden had system of farmer soldiers. A group of farms would constitute a rote and they would together pay for one soldier who would be given a small farm and a small salary.

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Modig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,8561:5,305500
Finland1371:40,1225,060
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Norway231:223,57824,793
India111:69,733,217610,955
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Mödig (47) are calculated separately.

Modig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Modig means 'brave'.

It is a typical name of a soldier in Sweden. From early 17th century to late 19th century Sweden had system of farmer soldiers. A group of farms would constitute a rote and they would together pay for one soldier who would be given a small farm and a small salary. Each rote was given a name that usually invoked some desirable quality in a soldier like: modig (brave), rask (swift) (the main character in a famous novel by Vilhelm Moberg), stål (steel) etc.

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Modig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modig is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mödig. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Modig is the 191,921st most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,320,066 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Modig are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Modig is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,856 people, or 1 in 5,305. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Modig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Modig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Modig surname expanded 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Modig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Modig surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Modig earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning 350,380 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mödig9347/
Modigh91433/
Modigs9145/
Moedig914/
Modisg911/
Modigue833/
Modic801,610/
Madig801,335/
Modik80473/
Medig80175/
Mudig8016/
Modix803/
Modiq801/
Modike73782/
Modick7348/
Maduig7335/
Madiog7333/
Moudic739/
Mohdik739/
Modioc738/
Moudik737/
Maedig736/
Madigh735/
Modegh734/
Mohdiq734/
Maddig733/
Mosdiq733/
Mosdic732/
Modiok732/
Modyog731/
Madieg731/
Meddig731/
Medaig731/
Modhik731/
Modiqu731/
Modics731/
Muddig731/
Madigs731/
Modaik731/
Medhig731/
Musdig730/
Moodeg730/
Mudigg730/
Mousdik67208/
Moudhik67136/
Modique6742/
Madigue6714/
Moodike6712/
Moddick6710/
Mahadig675/
Moduike673/
Muodike673/
Moudaik671/
Mousdiq671/
Modicth671/
Motdike671/
Moudick671/
Modhaik671/
Mouhdik671/

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