Modi is a surname in India, most commonly found among people from states of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

, Chhattisgarh,

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...

, and

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. The surname Modi doesn't belong to any particular community. It is distributed among various religions as well. It is used in Hindu, Muslim and even

Parsi Parsis () or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of Iran (part of the early Muslim con ...

community. Notable people with the surname include: *

Asit Kumarr Modi Asit Kumar Modi (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian TV actor, producer, director and founder of Neela Tele Films Private Limited. He is known for producing the serials ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'', ''SAB Khelo SAB Jeeto!'', ''Wah! Wah! ...

(born 1966), founder and director of Neela Tele Films *

Bhupendra Kumar Modi Bhupendra Kumar Modi (born 2 January 1949), known informally as Dr. M, is an Indian-born Singaporean businessman, social entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder-chairman of Smart Group of companies, the founder of the Global Citiz ...

(born 1949), chairman of Spice Global *

Gujarmal Modi Gujarmal Modi (9 August 1902 – 22 January 1976) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist, who co-established the Modi Group of companies and the industrial city of Modinagar in 1933, along with his brother Kedar Nath Modi. A sugar mill ...

(1902–1976), Indian industrialist and philanthropist, founder of Modinagar *

Hitesh Modi Hitesh Subhash Modi (born 13 October 1971) is a former Kenyan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. International career Having made his ODI debut in 1992, Modi had ever been part of the middle order of the te ...

(born 1971), Kenyan cricketer *

Homi Mody Sir Hormasji Pherozeshah Mody KBE (23 September 1881 – 9 March 1969), generally known as Sir Homi Mody was a noted Parsi businessman associated with Tata Group and an administrator of India. He started his career as a lawyer at Bombay and in 19 ...

(1881-1969), Parsi businessman *

Hormusjee Naorojee Mody Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody (12 October 1838 – 16 June 1911) was a successful Indian Parsi businessman in Hong Kong. He made Hong Kong his home for 50 years, during which he did much for the benefit of the colony and finally founded the Univer ...

(1838–1911), Indian businessman * Ishwar Modi (born 1940), an Indian sociologist *

Jashodaben Modi Jashodaben Modi (''née'' Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi; born 1951) is a retired Indian school teacher. She is the estranged wife of Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India. The couple were married in 1968 when she was about 17 and Modi was 18. ...

(born 1952), wife of Narendra Modi *

Jivanji Jamshedji Modi Dr. Sir Ervad Jivanji Jamshedji Modi (1854–1933), who also carried the title of Shams-ul-Ulama, was a prominent Zoroastrian Parsi-Indian priest, scholar and community leader in Bombay. One of "the most decorated priests in history", he wrote ov ...

(1854–1933), Indian Zoroastrian priest *

Kal Penn Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977), known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, author, academic lecturer, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration. As an actor, he is known for his role portrayin ...

(born 1977), stage name of Kalpen Suresh Modi, American actor *

Karishma Modi Karishma Modi is an Indian model, actress, and television anchor. Modi won the Femina Look of the Year in 1999 and was awarded 'Miss Talented' at the Elite Model Look '99 in France. Modi is the founder of the Punyakarma Foundation, an NGO w ...

(born 1980), an Indian model and actress *

Krishan Kumar Modi Krishan Kumar Modi (27 August 1940 – 2 November 2019), also known as K. K. Modi, was an Indian businessman and the President of Modi Enterprises. Among his three children is Lalit Modi. Background Modi was born in August 1940 in Patiala, the ...

(born 1940), Indian businessman *

Lalit Modi Lalit Modi (born 29 November 1963) is an Indian businessman and former cricket administrator. He was the founder, first chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ran the tournament for three years until 2010. He also serv ...

, Chief Commissioner of the Indian Premier League *

Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi Murigeppa Channaveerappa Modi (4 October 1916 – 11 November 2005) was an Indian ophthalmologist and eye surgeon. Qualifications Modi was an Ayurvedic Eye surgeon who performed a record half-a-million (more than five-lakh) eye surgeries. He tr ...

(1916–2005), the Indian eye surgeon *

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the List of Prime Ministers of India, 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the List of chief ministers of Gujarat, Chief Minist ...

, Prime Minister of India *

Nirav Modi Nirav Deepak Modi (born 27 February 1971) is a Belgian businessman and fugitive who was charged by Interpol and the Government of India for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonesty including delivery of property, ...

, Indian fugitive jeweller and diamantaire * Piloo Modi, Indian architect and politician and one of the founding members of the Swatantra Party. *

Rusi Modi Rustomji Sheriyar Modi (11 November 1924 – 17 May 1996) was an Indian cricketer who played for the India national cricket team from 1946 to 1952. Modi belonged to Parsi community. His test career started at Lord's in India's first test in ...

, Indian cricketer *

Salifou Modi Salifou Modi (born 12 October 1962) is a Nigerien Army divisional general who is the vice president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta of Niger. He served as the chief of staff the Armed Forces of Nige ...

, Nigerien general, ambassador, and coupist * Samir Modi (born 1969), Indian entrepreneur *

Sohrab Modi Sohrab Merwanji Modi (2 November 1897 – 28 January 1984) was an Indian stage and film actor, director and producer. His films include '' Khoon Ka Khoon'' (1935), a version of Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', '' Sikandar'', ''Pukar'', ''Prithvi V ...

, Indian actor *

Subhash Modi Subhash Ranchoddas Modi (born 30 March 1946) is a Kenyan umpire. Modi has served as the Kenya Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association as chairman, secretary and treasurer, the organisation awarded him life membership for his services. He also pl ...

(born 1946), Kenyan cricket umpire *

Sushil Kumar Modi Sushil Kumar Modi (born 5 January 1952) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He is a former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar as well as the Finance Minister of Bihar ...

, Indian politician *

Syed Modi Syed Modi (31 December 1962 – 28 July 1988), born as Syed Mehdi Hassan Zaidi, was an Indian badminton singles player. He was eight-time National Badminton champion (1980–1987). His most notable achievement at the international badminton ...

, Indian badminton singles player. * Virali Modi (born 1991), disability rights activist

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{{Surname Social groups of Rajasthan Gujarati-language surnames