Moodaley Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moodaley Surname Definition:

“Chief” in Hindustani (Mudali). Also “Weaver of Cloth”.

Moodaley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6411:84,52110,412
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Moodaley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Chief” in Hindustani (Mudali). Also “Weaver of Cloth”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Moodaley Last Name Facts

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

Moodaley is most common in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moodaley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 496,702nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Moodaley reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 84,521. In South Africa Moodaley is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Moodaley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Moodaley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 47.11% more than the national average, earning R 349,596 per year and in United States they earn 61.46% more than the national average, earning $69,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Moodaly93229/
Modaley935/
Moodally8834/
Moodeley8822/
Moodaely886/
Modaleya884/
Moodalay884/
Moodalie881/
Modale86394/
Modaly863/
Modalie801,077/
Modhale80719/
Modalea80458/
Modales80313/
Mohdaly80246/
Mosdale8068/
Modaliy8062/
Modeley8048/
Modalei8028/
Modalay809/
Moodali809/
Moodala807/
Modaler801/
Modalle801/
Madaley801/
Moudale801/
Mudaley801/
Modgale801/
Moodile801/
Madhaley75196/
Mousdale7587/
Modaalay7570/
Modhaleh7546/
Modaliya7528/
Modhalay757/
Mudaleya754/
Modgalya754/
Moodelay754/
Moodalli753/
Moodalla751/
Moodatla751/
Mothdale751/
Madale718,226/
Modala712,309/
Mudaly711,608/
Mudale71988/
Modali71816/
Modele71427/
Modile71129/
Modole71123/
Moudgalya7163/
Madaly7111/
Modaliyad712/
Modaliyat712/
Moudalaye712/
Moddalayi711/
Moodeelly711/
Mmodaalay711/
Madhale674,156/
Madeley673,087/
Mudhale671,790/
Mahdaly671,399/
Madaliy67645/
Mohdali67552/
Madaule67446/
Madalay67200/
Moudali67171/
Modhala67142/
Moidali6784/
Madaler6783/
Madalee6775/
Modalia6763/
Madalle6760/
Modilei6755/
Maudale6753/
Mudalue6752/
Moduele6748/
Madales6748/
Modalla6747/
Mudgale6746/
Modhali6738/
Modaala6736/
Mudaliy6734/
Maadale6729/
Maddaly6723/
Modalat6723/
Madiley6720/
Madealy6720/
Mudalay6720/
Modgala6718/
Modaeli6718/
Madaloy6714/
Maddale6714/
Moddala6714/
Modelay6714/
Madaale6712/
Modalli6711/
Madoley6711/
Muddale6710/
Madalie6710/
Mudalee6710/
Madgale677/
Modolea677/
Mhadale676/
Madaele676/
Mudalya676/
Moudala676/
Mudaale674/
Mudalle674/
Moodela674/
Madasly674/
Modiele674/
Modalai673/
Moodoli673/
Mudaler673/
Madalae673/
Modaali672/
Modelhy672/
Moudhgalya672/
Madalei672/
Madalya672/
Modalis672/
Modalou672/
Modolet672/
Matdale672/
Madhaly672/
Madalea672/
Madahle671/
Madalet671/
Mgodole671/
Muudale671/
Mmudale671/
Modatla671/
Modayli671/
Moddali671/
Modhalayad671/
Modhele671/
Modolei671/
Moedala671/
Moudile671/
Madaile671/
Madaleu671/
Mudalae671/
Mudooly671/
Motdala671/
Modalad671/
Modalah671/
Mosdali671/
Madally671/

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