Abdiya Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Abdiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Abdiya (4,928) may also be a first name.

Abdiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abdiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abdiya (Arabic: ابديع, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﻳﻪ, Hindi: अब्दिया, Marathi: अबिदया, Oriya: ଆବଦିଆ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,088,856th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Abdiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Abdiya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Abdiya is also the 97,078th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 4,928 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Wajir County, where 99 percent reside and Mandera County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdiyah92156/
Abdiyas923/
Abdiyat922/
Abdhiya922/
Abdiyaz921/
Aabdiya921/
Abdija83539/
Abdaya8328/
Abdiyo8324/
Abduya837/
Abduia835/
Abdeya834/
Abdiye832/
Awdiya832/
Abdoya832/
Abdiea832/
Abdaia831/
Avdiya831/
Abdiey831/
Abdiyi831/
Abdioy831/
Habdija77169/
Abdiyeh7716/
Awdhiya7713/
Avdhiya7713/
Abdijah7711/
Afdiyah774/
Gawdiya773/
Abdeiyi773/
Abduiah772/
Abdouia772/
Abdihia772/
Abdaias771/
Abduhia771/
Abdouya771/
Abdayaz771/
Abdie734,264/
Abdau73455/
Abdai73227/
Abdei73203/
Abdoi73174/
Abdaj73166/
Abdui73111/
Abdey7384/
Abday7346/
Abdaa7329/
Abdea7326/
Abdoy7320/
Abdoa7316/
Abdij7311/
Abdye739/
Abdae735/
Hafdiyah7130/
Abdhayat715/
Abdoyaha711/
Aabdayaz711/
Abdouyae711/
Abdouyah711/
Avdija671,970/
Abdiji67520/
Abdouy67298/
Abdawe67144/
Abdieh6775/
Abdais6723/
Awdaya6715/
Aabdai6712/
Abdooy6710/
Abdoye679/
Abdhie677/
Abdeid676/
Abduye674/
Abdaye673/
Abdahu673/
Gabdai673/
Habdey673/
Abdeye672/
Habday672/
Abduji671/
Abduih671/
Abdeas671/
Abdeha671/
Obdaya671/
Abdayu671/
Abduyi671/
Abduyo671/
Habdai671/
Aibday671/
Abdayi671/
Abdaje671/
Abdhayass671/
Abdoha671/
Abdohy671/
Abdoji671/
Abdouhaya671/
Awdija671/
Awduya671/

Abdiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﻳﻪbdyh-
Abdiya in the Oriya language
ଆବଦିଆabadi'a-
Abdiya in the Marathi language
अबिदयाabidaya-
Abdiya in the Hindi language
अब्दियाabdiya66.67
अबदियाabadiya33.33
Abdiya in the Arabic language
ابديعabdy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdiya
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