Moodley Surname

8,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,427 people bear this surname

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

Moodley Surname Definition:

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

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Moodley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa66,0991:82069
England6541:85,1969,342
Australia3501:77,1319,013
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
New Zealand2191:20,6773,621
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1761:209,35020,314
United Arab Emirates821:111,7359,627
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Wales231:134,5459,804
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Iceland61:63,3484,218
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
China41:341,830,39216,990
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Moodley (51) may also be a first name.

Moodley 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

User-submitted Reference

It is a variant of the Tamil surname Mudaliar, which is used by various Tamil social groups.

- tigermaharaja15

Moodley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moodley is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moodley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,333rd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 106,501 people. The last name Moodley is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Moodley live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 51 people.

The last name Moodley is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 66,099 people, or 1 in 820. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 74 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa it occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Moodley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moodley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Moodley last name grew 8,175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moodley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moodley last name are 36.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Moodley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 56.22% more than the national average, earning R 371,232 per year; in United States they earn 32.58% more than the national average, earning $57,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.44% more than the national average, earning $64,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moodlley934/
Moodloey931/
Modley92234/
Moodly92230/
Moodle9212/
Moodler8617/
Moodlay8617/
Moedley8610/
Moddley866/
Moodlet864/
Moodlae864/
Moodles861/
Moodlei861/
Modle83134/
Modly8330/
Moodelly80276/
Moodleah801/
Modler771,053/
Madley77984/
Mudley7793/
Moddle7743/
Modlyy7728/
Modlyi7719/
Modlie775/
Modhle775/
Moedle775/
Modlei774/
Moodla773/
Mohdle772/
Modlez771/
Mosdly771/
Moodli771/
Modlet771/
Moudly771/
Moodeelly751/
Modelly7161/
Modelle7152/
Modlaya7114/
Maddley713/
Modless713/
Moodlah712/
Maudley712/
Moddler711/
Modloye711/
Modlest711/
Mooddla711/
Mousdly710/
Mahdley710/
Moudler710/
Madle67948/
Modli67513/
Modla67392/
Mádle67343/
Mudle67249/
Mudly67245/
Madly67159/
Moudelle67156/
Módly6752/
Mudhleyo6733/
Mádly678/
Moodlapp673/
Maddleya673/
Moudille671/
Moodilla671/
Moodella671/
Moudlaye671/
Modellet671/
Modelles671/

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