Modi Surname

2,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Modi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India186,6381:4,110386
Sudan13,7201:2,734389
Nigeria13,5511:13,0721,318
Niger7,7621:2,473264
United States4,0421:89,67310,084
Iran3,6841:20,8422,654
DR Congo3,4341:21,5142,721
Thailand2,4781:28,5062,768
Egypt1,6471:55,8205,345
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
England1,3921:40,0275,161
Pakistan1,0901:163,8934,297
Kenya9591:48,1544,938
United Arab Emirates8991:10,1921,275
Canada8491:43,3995,379
Uganda8091:48,2565,913
Australia5981:45,1435,669
South Africa5771:93,89611,466
Nepal4401:64,7291,702
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Cameroon3901:53,2546,936
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Romania3371:59,5787,239
Benin3291:31,4154,130
Bahrain3091:4,364792
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Qatar2371:9,9491,090
Germany2361:341,12533,422
Philippines2331:434,49954,012
Italy2241:273,02135,625
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Ivory Coast1851:124,7096,107
Malaysia1771:166,63410,180
Mauritania1731:23,6702,068
Oman1471:25,0882,155
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
France1081:615,02580,926
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
South Sudan361:317,085679
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
China121:113,943,4645,994
Wales111:281,32115,850
Congo101:498,91011,250
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Israel91:950,84857,975
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Djibouti41:228,733966
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Módi (163) & Mödi (1) are calculated separately.

Modi (39,988) may also be a first name.

Modi Last Name Facts

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

Modi (Bengali: মোদী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻱ, Hindi: मोदी, Marathi: मोदी, Oriya: େମାଦି, Russian: Моди, Tibetan: མོ་དི་) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Módi or Mödi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,180th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 28,977 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Modi reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Modi is also the 22,195th most common given name on earth, held by 39,988 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 186,638 people, or 1 in 4,110. In India Modi is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 34 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 21 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Modi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Modi has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 40,420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 139,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Modi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (77%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Modi last name are 0.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Modi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning R 167,748 per year; in United States they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning $54,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.23% more than the national average, earning $56,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Módi92163/
Mödi921/
Moudi898,409/
Modiy891,913/
Moodi891,549/
Mohdi891,397/
Modoi89903/
Mgodi89616/
Modai89590/
Modie89485/
Mhodi89429/
Moidi89390/
Modis89374/
Moddi89349/
Modhi89333/
Modii89323/
Modio89291/
Modip89177/
Modgi89167/
Mmodi89116/
Moedi89112/
Modij8972/
Modit8964/
Modid8963/
Motdi8941/
Muodi8937/
Modei8934/
Moydi8928/
Modui8926/
Modiz8916/
Moïdi8916/
Hmodi8913/
Modih8912/
Mosdi8910/
Moîdi894/
Modiş891/
Modyi891/
Moodie809,964/
Moudio802,234/
Mouhdi801,662/
Modhiy80704/
Mohudi80426/
Mouddi80185/
Moudid80172/
Mgodoi80156/
Modiph80114/
Moudie8097/
Moddie8088/
Mojdis8065/
Moidis8048/
Modich8045/
Hmoudi8043/
Modieh8041/
Modaai8039/
Modoit8035/
Modihe8034/
Mousdi8033/
Moudai8031/
Moudis8029/
Modist8028/
Modhai8027/
Mohdhi8026/
Hmodis8019/
Moduit8016/
Moudoi8013/
Modhis8013/
Moshdi8010/
Moudei8010/
Modhid8010/
Moudit808/
Mhodie807/
Moudih807/
Modhei805/
Moh'di805/
Moodis805/
Mgodhi804/
Modhip804/
Modhhi804/
Modiea804/
Modeih803/
Modish803/
Moddai803/
Moddhi803/
Moddih803/
Mosdai803/
Moodhi802/
Moudhi802/
Moddis802/
Moduis802/
Mhodhi801/
Moodai801/
Mooddi801/
Moudgi801/
Modeid801/
Modhij801/
Modhoi801/
Moidhi801/
Mohdai801/
Mohdei801/
Modipp801/
Mmoudi801/
Modeis801/
M'Modi801/
Moodij801/
Moodoi801/
Moodyi801/
Moidai801/
Moidid801/
Moditt801/
Modaid801/
Mohdie801/
Hmodih801/
Mojhdi801/
Modije801/
Madi75203,137/
Mudi75172,614/
Mody7560,569/
Moda7546,379/
Medi7529,714/
Mode7527,021/
Mádi75700/
Modé7538/
Müdi7522/
Modè755/
Modj753/
Modä751/
Modă751/
Mãdi751/
Mädi751/
Modhish73281/
Mojdehi7390/
Moudioh7334/
H'Moudi7333/
Modhaai7317/
Mojdisz7316/
Moudich7312/
Modhaid736/
Mhoudis735/
Moudeih734/
Modhais734/
Moujdid734/
Mohdieh732/
Moudaih731/
Mouhdhi731/
Moisdis731/
Moggidi731/
Hmmoudi731/
Hmodoit731/
Moudais731/
Mouddih731/
Moudihe731/
Mousdai731/
Mojsdis731/
Moidaai731/
Mohdaiz731/
Moudgai731/
Mouduit731/
Moodaid731/
Modistt730/
Mahdi67680,531/
Mehdi67114,183/
Moody67107,850/
Medhi6780,450/
Maddi6740,763/
Mmadi6721,465/
Madai6717,049/
Madit6716,575/
Modha6713,511/
Mhadi6713,459/
Madhi6710,921/
Mgode676,510/
Madih676,418/
Mudhi675,290/
Maadi675,156/
Madid674,025/
Mudoi673,734/
Moder673,651/
Modey673,416/
Moudy673,142/
Mudie673,074/
Muddi672,607/
Modhe672,579/
Mouda672,457/
Madoi672,229/
Madio671,942/
Muhdi671,829/
Mgadi671,760/
Modes671,680/
Modet671,606/
Mohdy671,586/
Moode671,458/
Mudai671,399/
Madie671,275/
Maudi671,252/
Madei671,204/
Moude671,195/
Moede671,190/
Medei671,142/
Hmoda671,109/
Madis671,040/
Meddi671,035/
Moday671,025/
Madiy671,013/
Modde67968/
Moida67895/
Masdi67891/
Mooda67829/
Mhode67742/
Moide67677/
Madgi67654/
Musdi67579/
Maedi67490/
Hmadi67463/
Mudei67455/
Modaa67433/
Madiz67351/
Medie67330/
Modea67291/
Modee67278/
Medai67260/
Mádai67253/
Muidi67234/
Módis67204/
Moddy67186/
Meedi67180/
Muudi67176/
Mmudi67167/
Matdi67157/
Mudit67137/
Modée67135/
Madyi67129/
Mudyi67126/
Hmody67122/
Modaj67105/
Mudiy6798/
Mudio6795/
Modje6793/
Metdi6786/
Medii6777/
Moidy6776/
Modeh6765/
Hmedi6764/
Mediå6752/
Modoy6750/
Medih6750/
Mudui6744/
Mudis6743/
Modda6742/
Madii6741/
Modeß6733/
Mohde6727/
Moyda6723/
Mudih6722/
Mmedi6721/
Mudii6719/
Mojda6719/
Mutdi6718/
Modep6718/
Madui6718/
Medoi6716/
Mosdy6715/
Meudi6714/
Mhedi6713/
Modge6712/
Moïde6712/
Modez6710/
Medij679/
Moyde679/
Mudip679/
Muode679/
Moudhich679/
Moedy678/
Modej678/
Modeu678/
Modys677/
Mgudi677/
Madij677/
Mediy676/
Mudiz676/
Madip675/
Moudj675/
Moudouyi675/
Hmode675/
Mudgi674/
Mgody674/
Moded673/
Meïdi673/
Modyo673/
Mhoda672/
Mmoda672/
Maïdi672/
Moïdy672/
Modér672/
Medui672/
Mujdi672/
M'Moyddi671/
Moydy671/
Muydi671/
Mmody671/
Modéh671/
Modoa671/
H'Moidih671/
Mèhdi671/
Mosde671/
Motde671/
Mádis671/
Madiæ671/
Moîde671/
Moîdy671/
Moïda671/
Motda671/
Moodooie671/
Moidhaai671/
Muoda671/
Modoj671/
Modés671/
Màhdi671/
Mähdi671/
Mudij671/
Moduy671/
Mudid671/
Modyy671/
Moedj671/

Modi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Modi in the Tibetan language
མོ་དི་modi-
Modi in the Marathi language
मोदीmodi97.37
मोडीmodi2.35
मोदmoda0.13
मोधीmodhi0.05
मोढीmodhi0.02
मॉडीmodi0.02
मोदीाmodia0.01
मॉदीmodi0.01
मोदाmoda0.01
अमोदीamodi0.01
Modi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻱmwdy85.15
ﻣﻮﺩﻯmwdy6.93
ﻣﻮﺩmwd5.94
Modi in the Oriya language
େମାଦିemadi69.02
େମାଦୀemadi25.45
େମାଡିemadi4.8
ମୁଦିmudi0.28
ମଡିmadi0.17
ମୁଦୀmudi0.11
େମଦିemadi0.06
େମୗଦିemadi0.06
Modi in the Hindi language
मोदीmodi63.13
मोडीmodi35.1
मोड़ीmori1.6
मोडिmodi0.02
मौदीmaudi0.02
मोदिmodi0.02
डीपीdipi0.01
मोड़ीmori0.01
मोडी़modi0.01
मोचीmoci0.01
मो्दीmodi0.01
देवीdevi0.01
मोद्ईmodi0.01
Modi in the Bengali language
মোদীmodi50
মোদিmodi31.25
মুদিmudi18.75
Modi in the Russian language
Модиmodi-

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