Modi (surname) explained
Modi, alternatively spelled Mody is a surname in India, most commonly found among people from states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The surname Modi doesn't belong to any particular community. It is distributed among various religions as well. It is used in Hindu, Jain, Muslim and even Parsi community.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Akash Modi (born 1995), American gymnast
- Aman Lal Modi, Indian politician
- Anju Modi, Indian costume designer
- Ashoka Mody (born 1956), Indian-American economist
- Asit Kumarr Modi (born 1966), founder and director of Neela Tele Films
- Avani Modi, Indian model and actress
- Bhupendra Kumar Modi (born 1949), chairman of Spice Global
- Charu Modi, Indian busninswoman, granddaughter of Gujarmal Modi
- Chinu Modi (1939–2017, Indian poet
- Dayawati Modi (1915–1996), wife of Gujarmal Modi
- Gujarmal Modi (1902–1976), Indian industrialist and philanthropist, founder of Modinagar
- Hirji Vacha Modi, Indian businessman
- Hitesh Modi (born 1971), Kenyan cricketer
- Homi Mody (1881-1969), Parsi businessman
- Hormusjee Naorojee Mody (1838–1911), Indian businessman
- Indravadan Modi (born 1926), an Indian pharmaceutical industry pioneer
- Isaac Modi, (born 2004) English footballer
- Ishwar Modi (born 1940), an Indian sociologist
- Jashodaben Modi (born 1952), wife of Narendra Modi
- Jivanji Jamshedji Modi (1854–1933), Indian Zoroastrian priest
- Kal Penn (born 1977), stage name of Kalpen Suresh Modi, American actor
- Karishma Modi (born 1980), an Indian model and actress
- Krishan Kumar Modi (born 1940), Indian businessman, son of Gujarmal Modi
- Lalit Modi, Chief Commissioner of the Indian Premier League
- Manhar Modi, Indian poet
- Mukesh Modi Indian filmmaker
- Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi (1916–2005), the Indian eye surgeon
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
- Neena Modi, British physician
- Nirav Modi, Indian fugitive jeweller and diamantaire
- Piloo Mody, Indian architect and politician and one of the founding members of the Swatantra Party
- Pramod Chandra Mody, Indian bureaucrat
- Prem Prakash Modi (born 1968), Indian filmmaker
- Purnesh Modi, Indian politician
- Raj Modi (born 1959), Zimbabwean politician
- Ramlal Chunilal Modi, Indian historian
- Rusi Modi, Indian cricketer
- Russi Mody (1918–2014), Indian businessman
- Saket Modi, (born 1990), Indian businessman
- Salifou Modi, Nigerien general, ambassador, and coupist
- Samir Modi (born 1969), Indian entrepreneur
- Sandeep Modi (born 1982), Indian filmmaker
- Seema Mody, Indian journalist
- Shrikrishan Modi, Indian politician
- Sohrab Modi, Indian actor
- Subhash Modi (born 1946), Kenyan cricket umpire
- Sulochana Modi, Indian politician
- Suresh Modi, Indian politician
- Sushil Kumar Modi, Indian politician
- Syed Modi, Indian badminton singles player.
- Virali Modi (born 1991), disability rights activist
- Vishnu Kumar Modi, Indian politician
- Yogesh Chander Modi, Indian police officer
Notes and References
- Web site: What's in a surname: The origins of 'Modi', its caste links. Indian express. 16 July 2023.
