Mody Surname

9,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Mody Surname Definition:

= Moody, q.v.

And so cometh Dobest aboute And bringeth a-doun Modi.—Piers Plowman, X. 212.

Mody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt48,9951:1,876258
India3,1421:244,13314,226
Saudi Arabia2,7431:11,2491,553
United States2,1791:166,34216,882
Mauritania7511:5,453635
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
England3081:180,90316,305
Canada2571:143,36814,728
Indonesia2001:661,24651,715
Russia1661:868,21169,731
Ivory Coast1551:148,8476,971
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
United Arab Emirates931:98,5198,703
Australia851:317,59627,389
Niger711:270,3108,391
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Estonia461:28,7355,267
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Senegal331:441,7982,028
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Honduras281:314,8732,759
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
France241:2,767,613196,808
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Libya161:390,2481,390
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Módy (43) are calculated separately.

Mody (79,507) may also be a first name.

Mody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Moody, q.v.

And so cometh Dobest aboute And bringeth a-doun Modi.—Piers Plowman, X. 212.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mody Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mody (Arabic: موضى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻱ, Hindi: मोदी, Russian: Моды) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Módy. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mody? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,347th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 120,318 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mody reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Mody is also the 12,433rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 79,507 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 48,995 people, or 1 in 1,876. Outside of Egypt it is found in 85 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

Mody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mody has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,422 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mody Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mody surname are 4.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mody earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.79% more than the national average, earning R 344,076 per year; in United States they earn 30.46% more than the national average, earning $56,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $57,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Módy9243/
Moody89107,850/
Modey893,416/
Moudy893,142/
Modiy891,913/
Mohdy891,586/
Moday891,025/
Moddy89186/
Hmody89122/
Moidy8976/
Modoy8950/
Mosdy8915/
Moedy898/
Modys897/
Mgody894/
Modyo893/
Moïdy892/
Moydy891/
Mmody891/
Moîdy891/
Moduy891/
Modyi891/
Modyy891/
Moiday803,097/
Modhiy80704/
Moodey80336/
Modaya80217/
Hmoody80200/
Moudey80159/
Modhay8082/
Mouday8044/
Mooday8030/
Moddey8030/
Hmoudy8018/
Moehdy8013/
Modysh8010/
Moujdy8010/
Mhodyo809/
Moodys807/
Mooddy805/
Mouddy805/
Mohtdy804/
Moodoy802/
Modday802/
M'Oidy801/
Moodhy801/
Mooduy801/
Moodyh801/
Moodyt801/
Moodyy801/
Modgey801/
H'Mody801/
Moodyz801/
M'Mody801/
Moodyi801/
Moeddy801/
Mohdoy801/
Mosddy801/
Hmodey801/
Mohday801/
Mgodoy801/
Mosdey800/
Modi75251,490/
Moda7546,379/
Mady7529,328/
Mode7527,021/
Medy751,692/
Mudy75527/
Mády7579/
Modé7538/
Modè755/
Modj753/
Modä751/
Modă751/
Moidhay73910/
H'Moudy7353/
Moidaya7310/
Moudaya736/
Mohiedy736/
Moshdey732/
Modeysh731/
Moudouy731/
Mojdehy731/
Mojdysz731/
Mootday731/
Mooddey730/
Mahdy6761,084/
Madey6716,589/
Modha6713,511/
Moudi678,409/
Mudey676,844/
Mgode676,510/
Maddy675,597/
Maday674,037/
Moder673,651/
Modhe672,579/
Mouda672,457/
Modes671,680/
Modet671,606/
Moodi671,549/
Moode671,458/
Muday671,445/
Mohdi671,397/
Moude671,195/
Moede671,190/
Madyo671,169/
Hmoda671,109/
Maady671,084/
Madiy671,013/
Modde67968/
Modoi67903/
Moida67895/
Mooda67829/
Mhode67742/
Moide67677/
Mgodi67616/
Modai67590/
Modie67485/
Maudy67459/
Madhy67440/
Modaa67433/
Mhodi67429/
Moidi67390/
Modis67374/
Moddi67349/
Modhi67333/
Modii67323/
Modio67291/
Modea67291/
Modee67278/
Hmady67268/
Mehdy67216/
Modip67177/
Modgi67167/
Muddy67149/
Modée67135/
Medey67134/
Madyi67129/
Mudyi67126/
Hmedy67126/
Mgady67122/
Mmodi67116/
Moedi67112/
Modaj67105/
Meddy67104/
Mudoy67100/
Mudiy6798/
Modje6793/
Meday6787/
Modij6772/
Madyś6770/
Modeh6765/
Modit6764/
Modid6763/
Madys6748/
Modda6742/
Motdi6741/
Muodi6737/
Modei6734/
Modeß6733/
Muhdy6731/
Mhady6729/
Moydi6728/
Mohde6727/
Modui6726/
Moyda6723/
Mojda6719/
Máday6719/
Modep6718/
Madoy6718/
Modiz6716/
Medoy6716/
Moïdi6716/
Hmodi6713/
Modge6712/
Modih6712/
Moïde6712/
Madyy6711/
Mosdi6710/
Modez6710/
Muduy679/
Moyde679/
Muode679/
Modej678/
Modeu678/
Medhy677/
Mudyś677/
Mudhy676/
Mediy676/
Meïdy676/
Moudj675/
Masdy675/
Moudouyi675/
Hmode675/
Moidhaya674/
Maedy674/
Moîdi674/
Moded673/
Meedy672/
Mhoda672/
Mudyš672/
Meudy672/
Mmoda672/
Modér672/
Maduy671/
Mooddaya671/
Mudyo671/
Modéh671/
Modoa671/
Mosde671/
Mmady671/
Motde671/
Matdy671/
Moîde671/
Moïda671/
Motda671/
Muoda671/
Modiş671/
Modoj671/
Modés671/
Mhedy671/
Mhudy671/
Moedj671/

Mody Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mody in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺩﻱmwdy84.13
ﻣﻮﺩﻯmwdy13.89
ﻣﻮﺩmwd1.39
ﺍﻣﻮﺩﻯamwdy0.2
ﻣﻮﺩﻳﻪmwdyh0.2
Mody in the Hindi language
मोदीmodi57.14
मोदेmode42.86
Mody in the Russian language
Модыmody-
Mody in the Arabic language
موضىmwdy-
مودىmwdy-

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