Modi is a surname usually found amongst people from the Northern and Western India

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n states of Haryana

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, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

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, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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 Punjab, Bihar

Bihar

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, Jharkhand

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 and Gujarat. It can also be spelt as 'Mody' . It is not a subcaste of Baniya as such; Modi title being used by multiple Vaishya sub-castes. It is commonly used as a last name by Hindu

Hindu

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s, and Jains of India.

Notable people with surname Modi

• Gujarmal Modi  (1902 - 1976), India industrialist and philanthropist, founder Modinagar
  Modinagar
  Modinagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1933 by Gujarmal Modi, who established the Modi group of industries here along with his brother, Kedar Nath Modi. Gujarmal Modi is the grandfather of Lalit Modi It is approximately 45...
  
  
• Bhupendra Kumar Modi, Chairman, Spice Telecom
• Lalit Modi
  Lalit Modi
  Lalit Kumar Modi, is the former architect of the Indian Premier League.Best known for his stint as the Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League and the Chairman of the Champions League, between 2008 and 2010, he has also occupied the roles of Vice President of the Board of Control...
  
  , Chief Commissioner of Indian Premier League
  Indian Premier League
  The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
  
  
• Dr. M.C. Modi, Eye Surgeon
• Mahendra Modi, UP Cadre, Presently IG, EOW,Lucknow; A social worker
• Narendra Modi
  Narendra Modi
  Narendra Damodardas Modi is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat.He was born in a middle class family in Vadnagar; and is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since childhood, as also an active politician since early in life. He holds a masters degree in political...
  
  , chief minister of Gujarat
• Kal Penn
  Kal Penn
  Kalpen Suresh Modi , best known by his stage name Kal Penn, is an American film and television actor, producer, and civil servant....
  
  , stage name of Kalpen Modi, American actor
• Karishma Modi
  Karishma Modi
  Karishma Modi is an Indian model and actress from Gujarat.She was born in Ahmedabad.Modi won the Femina Look of the Year in 1999 and was awarded 'Miss Talented' at the Elite Model Look '99 in France...
  
  , Indian Model
• Russi Mody
  Russi Mody
  Russi Mody was former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel and a leading member of the Tata Group.-Early years:...
  
  , A former chairman of Tata Steel Company
• Rusi Modi
  Rusi Modi
  Rustomji Sheriyar 'Rusi' Modi was an Indian batsman who played for the Indian National Cricket Team from 1946 to 1952....
  
  , A former Indian Batsman (Cricket)
• Sohrab Modi
  Sohrab Modi
  Sohrab Modi was an Indian Parsi stage and film actor, director and producer. His films include Khoon Ka Khoon , a version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Sikandar, Pukar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, and Nausherwan-e-dil . His films always carried a message of strong commitment to...
  
  , Indian cinema actor
• Sushil Kumar Modi
  Sushil Kumar Modi
  Sushil Kumar Modi is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the current Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar, India. He is a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh...
  
  , Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
• Vishvanath Modi,(1919-2011) Freedom Fighter and Ex-MLA, Koderma