Modi (surname)

Modi is a surname in India, most commonly found among people from states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. It is commonly associated with the business community, also known as Banias.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Asit Kumarr Modi, founder and director of Neela Tele Films
• B. K. Modi, chairman of Spice Global
• Gujarmal Modi (1902–1976), India industrialist and philanthropist, founder of Modinagar
• Hitesh Modi (born 1971), Kenyan cricketer
• Ishwar Modi (born 1940), Indian sociologist
• Jashodaben Modi (born 1952), wife of Narendra Modi
• Jivanji Jamshedji Modi (1854–1933), Indian Zoroastrian priest
• Kal Penn, stage name of Kalpen Modi, American actor
• Karishma Modi (born 1980), Indian model and actress
• Krishan Kumar Modi (born 1940), Indian businessman
• Lalit Modi, Chief Commissioner of Indian Premier League
• Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi (1916–2005), Indian eye surgeon
• Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
• Nirav Modi, Indian fugitive jeweller
• Russi Mody, chairman of Tata Steel
• Rusi Modi, Indian cricketer
• Samir Modi (born 1969), Indian entrepreneur
• Sohrab Modi, Indian actor
• Subhash Modi (born 1946), Kenyan cricket umpire
• Sushil Kumar Modi, Indian politician
• Virali Modi (born 1991), disability rights activist