Mody Surname
Approximately 60,569 people bear this surname
Mody Surname Definition:
= Moody, q.v.
And so cometh Dobest aboute And bringeth a-doun Modi.—Piers Plowman, X. 212.
Mody Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 48,995 | 1:1,876 | 258 |
| India | 3,142 | 1:244,133 | 14,226 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,743 | 1:11,249 | 1,553 |
| United States | 2,179 | 1:166,342 | 16,882 |
| Mauritania | 751 | 1:5,453 | 635 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| England | 308 | 1:180,903 | 16,305 |
| Canada | 257 | 1:143,368 | 14,728 |
| Indonesia | 200 | 1:661,246 | 51,715 |
| Russia | 166 | 1:868,211 | 69,731 |
| Ivory Coast | 155 | 1:148,847 | 6,971 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| United Arab Emirates | 93 | 1:98,519 | 8,703 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Niger | 71 | 1:270,310 | 8,391 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Senegal | 33 | 1:441,798 | 2,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Honduras | 28 | 1:314,873 | 2,759 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
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.
Mody Demographics
Average Mody Salary in
United States
$56,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mody Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mody Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mody (Arabic: موضى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻱ, Hindi: मोदी, Russian: Моды) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant: Módy. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mody? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,347th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 120,318 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mody live; 81 percent live in North Africa and 81 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 12,433rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 79,507 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 48,995 people, or 1 in 1,876. Other than Egypt it occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.
Mody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mody has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,422 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mody Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mody last name are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.65% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Módy | 92 | 43 | / |
| Moody | 89 | 107,850 | / |
| Modey | 89 | 3,416 | / |
| Moudy | 89 | 3,142 | / |
| Modiy | 89 | 1,913 | / |
| Mohdy | 89 | 1,586 | / |
| Moday | 89 | 1,025 | / |
| Moddy | 89 | 186 | / |
| Hmody | 89 | 122 | / |
| Moidy | 89 | 76 | / |
| Modoy | 89 | 50 | / |
| Mosdy | 89 | 15 | / |
| Moedy | 89 | 8 | / |
| Modys | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mgody | 89 | 4 | / |
| Modyo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Moïdy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Moydy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mmody | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moîdy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moduy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Modyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Modyy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moiday | 80 | 3,097 | / |
| Modhiy | 80 | 704 | / |
| Moodey | 80 | 336 | / |
| Modaya | 80 | 217 | / |
| Hmoody | 80 | 200 | / |
| Moudey | 80 | 159 | / |
| Modhay | 80 | 82 | / |
| Mouday | 80 | 44 | / |
| Mooday | 80 | 30 | / |
| Moddey | 80 | 30 | / |
| Hmoudy | 80 | 18 | / |
| Moehdy | 80 | 13 | / |
| Modysh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Moujdy | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mhodyo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Moodys | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mooddy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mouddy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mohtdy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Moodoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Modday | 80 | 2 | / |
| M'Oidy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moodhy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mooduy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moodyh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moodyt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moodyy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Modgey | 80 | 1 | / |
| H'Mody | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moodyz | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Mody | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moodyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moeddy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohdoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosddy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hmodey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohday | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgodoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosdey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Modi | 75 | 251,490 | / |
| Moda | 75 | 46,379 | / |
| Mady | 75 | 29,328 | / |
| Mode | 75 | 27,021 | / |
| Medy | 75 | 1,692 | / |
| Mudy | 75 | 527 | / |
| Mády | 75 | 79 | / |
| Modé | 75 | 38 | / |
| Modè | 75 | 5 | / |
| Modj | 75 | 3 | / |
| Modä | 75 | 1 | / |
| Modă | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moidhay | 73 | 910 | / |
| H'Moudy | 73 | 53 | / |
| Moidaya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Moudaya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mohiedy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Moshdey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Modeysh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moudouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mojdehy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mojdysz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mootday | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mooddey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mahdy | 67 | 61,084 | / |
| Madey | 67 | 16,589 | / |
| Modha | 67 | 13,511 | / |
| Moudi | 67 | 8,409 | / |
| Mudey | 67 | 6,844 | / |
| Mgode | 67 | 6,510 | / |
| Maddy | 67 | 5,597 | / |
| Maday | 67 | 4,037 | / |
| Moder | 67 | 3,651 | / |
| Modhe | 67 | 2,579 | / |
| Mouda | 67 | 2,457 | / |
| Modes | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Modet | 67 | 1,606 | / |
| Moodi | 67 | 1,549 | / |
| Moode | 67 | 1,458 | / |
| Muday | 67 | 1,445 | / |
| Mohdi | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Moude | 67 | 1,195 | / |
| Moede | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Madyo | 67 | 1,169 | / |
| Hmoda | 67 | 1,109 | / |
| Maady | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Madiy | 67 | 1,013 | / |
| Modde | 67 | 968 | / |
| Modoi | 67 | 903 | / |
| Moida | 67 | 895 | / |
| Mooda | 67 | 829 | / |
| Mhode | 67 | 742 | / |
| Moide | 67 | 677 | / |
| Mgodi | 67 | 616 | / |
| Modai | 67 | 590 | / |
| Modie | 67 | 485 | / |
| Maudy | 67 | 459 | / |
| Madhy | 67 | 440 | / |
| Modaa | 67 | 433 | / |
| Mhodi | 67 | 429 | / |
| Moidi | 67 | 390 | / |
| Modis | 67 | 374 | / |
| Moddi | 67 | 349 | / |
| Modhi | 67 | 333 | / |
| Modii | 67 | 323 | / |
| Modio | 67 | 291 | / |
| Modea | 67 | 291 | / |
| Modee | 67 | 278 | / |
| Hmady | 67 | 268 | / |
| Mehdy | 67 | 216 | / |
| Modip | 67 | 177 | / |
| Modgi | 67 | 167 | / |
| Muddy | 67 | 149 | / |
| Modée | 67 | 135 | / |
| Medey | 67 | 134 | / |
| Madyi | 67 | 129 | / |
| Mudyi | 67 | 126 | / |
| Hmedy | 67 | 126 | / |
| Mgady | 67 | 122 | / |
| Mmodi | 67 | 116 | / |
| Moedi | 67 | 112 | / |
| Modaj | 67 | 105 | / |
| Meddy | 67 | 104 | / |
| Mudoy | 67 | 100 | / |
| Mudiy | 67 | 98 | / |
| Modje | 67 | 93 | / |
| Meday | 67 | 87 | / |
| Modij | 67 | 72 | / |
| Madyś | 67 | 70 | / |
| Modeh | 67 | 65 | / |
| Modit | 67 | 64 | / |
| Modid | 67 | 63 | / |
| Madys | 67 | 48 | / |
| Modda | 67 | 42 | / |
| Motdi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Muodi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Modei | 67 | 34 | / |
| Modeß | 67 | 33 | / |
| Muhdy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mhady | 67 | 29 | / |
| Moydi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mohde | 67 | 27 | / |
| Modui | 67 | 26 | / |
| Moyda | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mojda | 67 | 19 | / |
| Máday | 67 | 19 | / |
| Modep | 67 | 18 | / |
| Madoy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Modiz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Medoy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Moïdi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hmodi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Modge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Modih | 67 | 12 | / |
| Moïde | 67 | 12 | / |
| Madyy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mosdi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Modez | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muduy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moyde | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muode | 67 | 9 | / |
| Modej | 67 | 8 | / |
| Modeu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Medhy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mudyś | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mudhy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mediy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meïdy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moudj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Masdy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moudouyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmode | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moidhaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maedy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moîdi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moded | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meedy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhoda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mudyš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meudy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmoda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Modér | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maduy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mooddaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mudyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modéh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmady | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matdy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moîde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moïda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muoda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modiş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modés | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhedy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhudy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moedj | 67 | 1 | / |
Mody Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mody in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺩﻱ | mwdy | 84.13 |
| ﻣﻮﺩﻯ | mwdy | 13.89 |
| ﻣﻮﺩ | mwd | 1.39 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﺩﻯ | amwdy | 0.2 |
| ﻣﻮﺩﻳﻪ | mwdyh | 0.2 |
| Mody in the Hindi language | ||
| मोदी | modi | 57.14 |
| मोदे | mode | 42.86 |
| Mody in the Russian language | ||
| Моды | mody | - |
| Mody in the Arabic language | ||
| موضى | mwdy | - |
| مودى | mwdy | - |
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