Abdiya Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Abdiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 196 | 1:235,612 | 16,480 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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 found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abdiya is the 1,088,856th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Abdiya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 97,078th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 4,928 people.
The surname Abdiya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Wajir County, where 99 percent are found and Mandera County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Abdiya exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abdiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺪﻳﻪ | bdyh | - |
| Abdiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆବଦିଆ | abadi'a | - |
| Abdiya in the Marathi language | ||
| अबिदया | abidaya | - |
| Abdiya in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्दिया | abdiya | 66.67 |
| अबदिया | abadiya | 33.33 |
| Abdiya in the Arabic language | ||
| ابديع | abdy | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdiya
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