How common is the surname Modi?

3,085 people in the United States had the surname Modi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,080 Americans. It ranked 10,429th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Modi?

Syed Modi, badminton player (1962–1988), followed by Virali Modi.

Where is the surname Modi most common?

Wikidata records people named Modi in India and the United States.

How do you pronounce Modi?

Modi is /ˈmoʊdi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Modi getting more or less common?

More common. 1,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,085 in 2010, up 64%.

The surname Modi

A Gujarati surname, carried by 3,085 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmoʊdi/ 2 syllables Soundex M300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Modi is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

Gujarati origin

Transliteration of Gujarati મોદી (modī).

One of 18 Gujarati surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,085 people named Modi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,080 Americans. That is up 64% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,879.

#10,429

rank among US surnames

3,085

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+64.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,544)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,422	Pyne	3,089	99,950
#10,424	Boots	3,087	100,015
#10,427	Belew	3,086	100,047
#10,429	Yearwood	3,085	100,080
#10,434	Dineen	3,083	100,145
#10,437	Dyess	3,082	100,177

Who is named Modi

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Modi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Modis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Syed Modi
Badminton player (1962–1988)
Virali Modi
American disability rights activist, model, writer and motivational speaker based in India, born 1991

Notable Modis come mostly from India (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Modi

Modi has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Other Gujarati surnames

All 18 Gujarati surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Modi come from?: Transliteration of Gujarati મોદી (modī).
How common is the surname Modi?: 3,085 people in the United States had the surname Modi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,080 Americans. It ranked 10,429th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Modi?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Modi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Modi?: Syed Modi, badminton player (1962–1988), followed by Virali Modi.
Where is the surname Modi most common?: Wikidata records people named Modi in India and the United States.
How do you pronounce Modi?: Modi is /ˈmoʊdi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Modi getting more or less common?: More common. 1,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,085 in 2010, up 64%.