Family name Tody (Tody 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The family name Tody is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, Madagascar, and Ghana, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, Madagascar, and the United States. Likewise, Tody is the forename as well as the last name.