Mody Forename

12,433rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 79,507 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Mali

Mody Forename User-submission:

Mody is a masculine given name of Fula (Fulani) origin. The name is derived from the Pulaar title Moodibbo, which in turn comes from the Arabic Mu'addib, meaning 'educator,' 'teacher,' or 'disciplinarian.' Historically, the title was reserved for learned scholars of the Quran or respected elders in the community.

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Mody Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt
79%
 
52,3121:1,757272
Mali
97%
 
11,3221:1,500203
Senegal
99%
 
9,2241:1,581236
Guinea
100%
1,5391:7,705621
Mauritania
100%
1,2181:3,362364
Zambia
62%
 
6141:25,8222,039
Saudi Arabia-5831:52,8526,182
Zimbabwe
100%
4281:36,0373,428
Burkina Faso
76%
 
3551:51,7733,477
France
100%
3531:188,3013,141
Nigeria
100%
2861:620,85418,167
Indonesia-2781:927,92758,878
United States
84%
 
1751:2,071,64034,158
Ivory Coast
91%
 
1101:209,78110,327
Kuwait-1041:36,3973,425
Philippines
82%
 
991:1,070,80328,597
India
91%
 
721:16,873,305423,037
Spain
100%
561:830,8928,031
Niger
100%
291:661,51712,067
DR Congo
75%
 
271:2,734,35659,996
Papua New Guinea
 
67%
251:326,09326,118
Netherlands
69%
 
181:939,00516,684
Brazil-171:12,602,127143,895
United Arab Emirates-171:420,70516,716
South Africa
 
83%
161:3,408,29183,416
Libya-161:388,8321,019
Russia
67%
 
151:9,615,58037,191
Tanzania
 
71%
141:3,770,59424,827
Iraq
100%
141:2,501,27613,388
Syria-141:1,379,0053,470
Israel-111:763,90212,174
Jordan-101:882,6774,972
Kenya-101:4,630,71125,538
China-101:136,605,57866,281
Uganda
100%
81:5,119,61545,522
Italy
81%
 
81:7,632,76127,464
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
England-81:6,950,36556,418
Canada-71:4,733,33948,640
Sweden
100%
51:1,971,58130,505
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Malaysia
 
60%
41:7,612,485167,458
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Belgium
 
75%
31:3,830,01425,398
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Norway
100%
31:1,710,77619,445
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Germany
81%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Ukraine
100%
21:22,749,95422,291
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Botswana
100%
11:2,184,44921,741
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299

Mody (60,569) may also be a surname.

Mody Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mody is a masculine given name of Fula (Fulani) origin. The name is derived from the Pulaar title Moodibbo, which in turn comes from the Arabic Mu'addib, meaning 'educator,' 'teacher,' or 'disciplinarian.' Historically, the title was reserved for learned scholars of the Quran or respected elders in the community. Over time, the honorific shortened to Mody and evolved into a standard first name, implying wisdom and scholarship.

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Mody Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moody8918,877/
Moddy895,686/
Moudy894,156/
Moday891,143/
Hmody89978/
Modey89609/
Modiy89433/
Moidy89111/
Modoy8919/
Moedy8919/
Mohdy8919/
Modhy8917/
Mhody897/
Mosdy897/
Modyy895/
Modyo893/
Motdy892/
Modyi892/
Modys892/
Muody891/
Moïdy891/
Moydy891/
Mojdy891/
Moduy891/
Modyz891/
Mmody891/
Modyh891/
Hmoody80938/
Moiday80259/
Moodey80151/
Modhiy80122/
Moudey8089/
Modaya8076/
Mouday8073/
Mouddy8039/
Modhay8027/
Modaiy8014/
Moudhy8012/
Mohtdy8010/
Hmoudy809/
Mooday804/
Moddey804/
Moodhy803/
Mhodyo802/
Modhey802/
Modeey802/
Mohday802/
Modday802/
Modiey802/
Modyst802/
Mosddy801/
Moudoy801/
Mouduy801/
Moudyh801/
Moudyi801/
Moudyz801/
Mooddy801/
Moodoy801/
Moodyy801/
Moodyz801/
Moiddy801/
Moidey801/
Modouy801/
Moedhy801/
Modddy801/
Moddyz801/
Mochdy801/
Mhoday801/
Mgoody801/
Hmmody801/
Mohdhy801/
Mady7565,981/
Modi7539,988/
Moda7520,554/
Mode7514,960/
Medy758,845/
Mudy75459/
Modj757/
Mädy754/
Màdy751/
Modé751/
Moidhay73114/
H'Moudy7322/
Modhaya739/
Moudaya738/
Modieyi735/
Mouddey733/
Moddaya732/
Moujdey731/
Mousdey731/
Madiy6710,790/
Maddy679,752/
Mahdy678,329/
Maudy676,300/
Madey676,005/
Maday674,432/
Meddy673,785/
Moudi673,754/
Moodi673,147/
Moode672,366/
Mehdy672,098/
Modha671,940/
Mohdi671,895/
Moude671,597/
Modhi671,557/
Mudey671,370/
Modai671,346/
Modie671,268/
Mouda671,135/
Madyo671,056/
Moida671,029/
Hmodi67646/
Muday67599/
Modee67541/
Mooda67469/
Modes67425/
Modio67420/
Moidi67405/
Muddy67380/
Meudy67377/
Mudiy67365/
Madys67334/
Masdy67295/
Modit67283/
Mediy67278/
Modii67266/
Modet67265/
Medhy67264/
Modis67223/
Madhy67223/
Moddi67221/
Modaa67196/
Hmoda67186/
Moedi67156/
Moder67150/
Mmedy67108/
Modda67103/
Modhe6797/
Mojda6791/
Mojde6789/
Hmedy6789/
Moide6776/
Moydi6773/
Mosdi6773/
Mohde6772/
Modip6770/
Modaj6765/
Meday6759/
Maedy6757/
Modde6757/
Mhedy6751/
Modeh6750/
Meedy6742/
Moyda6740/
Madoy6738/
Medey6737/
Maady6736/
Maduy6734/
Mmodi6732/
Modoi6731/
Mhady6730/
Modij6730/
Madyi6728/
Moyde6726/
Modei6724/
Modje6722/
Muhdy6721/
Motdi6719/
Motda6716/
Modid6715/
Hmode6712/
Muode6711/
Modge6711/
Modui6711/
Modea6711/
Musdy6710/
Mhodi6710/
Mgodi679/
Medoy679/
Mäddy679/
Hmady679/
Mudyi678/
Mudyo678/
Madyy677/
Moede676/
Modih676/
Motde676/
Modeu676/
Mojdi675/
Medyi675/
Modez675/
Mudoy673/
Mudhy673/
Modoa673/
Muodi673/
Moïda673/
Mohdj673/
Mgady673/
Mhoda672/
Matdy672/
Metdy672/
Madyt672/
Muduy672/
Moudj672/
Moïde672/
Modep672/
Muoda672/
Mosde672/
Muidy672/
Mòódy671/
Meïdy671/
Mouddaya671/
Moïdi671/
Moïdé671/
Muudy671/
Médhy671/
Mmady671/
Mmoda671/
Mojdé671/
Mogyi671/
Moduj671/
Moded671/
Modej671/
Modiz671/
Mhode671/
Maïdy671/
Madyd671/
Madyh671/
Madyz671/
M'àdy671/
Mudys671/
Mmodw671/

Mody Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mody in the Russian language
Модыmody-

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