Adia Surname
Approximately 10,723 people bear this surname
Adia Surname User-submission:
The surname Adia (Adea) means 'gift' in Swahili and Albanian. It also means 'clear sky' in various southwest Native American languages.
Adia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,912 | 1:9,979 | 1,700 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,674 | 1:8,628 | 729 |
| Philippines | 1,000 | 1:101,238 | 17,657 |
| Nigeria | 803 | 1:220,601 | 13,032 |
| Cameroon | 762 | 1:27,256 | 3,705 |
| Indonesia | 399 | 1:331,452 | 28,960 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 132 | 1:503,202 | 70,199 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Niger | 86 | 1:223,163 | 7,312 |
| Benin | 76 | 1:135,995 | 14,517 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Algeria | 22 | 1:1,755,980 | 43,349 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Adià (1) are calculated separately.
Adia (20,116) may also be a first name.
Adia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Adia (Adea) means 'gift' in Swahili and Albanian. It also means 'clear sky' in various southwest Native American languages.
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Adia Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Adia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adia (Bengali: আদিয়া, Georgian: ადია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺩﻳﻪ, Hindi: आदिा, Oriya: ଆଡିଆ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as: Adià. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 48,148th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 679,618 people. Adia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Adia reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 37,627th most common forename internationally, borne by 20,116 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 3,912 people, or 1 in 9,979. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 48 percent live, Kotido District, where 28 percent live and Maracha District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Adia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Adia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adia surname expanded 12,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Adia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Adia last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Adia last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Adia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 57.28% more than the national average, earning R 373,752 per year and in United States they earn 46.21% more than the national average, earning $63,089 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adia in the Georgian language | ||
| ადია | adia | - |
| Adia in the Bengali language | ||
| আদিয়া | adiya | - |
| Adia in the Hindi language | ||
| आदिा | adia | - |
| Adia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଡିଆ | adi'a | 39.5 |
| ଆଦିଆ | adi'a | 26.89 |
| ଅଦିଆ | adi'a | 23.53 |
| ଅଡିଆ | adi'a | 5.04 |
| ଆଡ଼ିଆ | ari'a | 1.26 |
| ଅଡିଅ | adi'a | 0.42 |
| ଓଡିଆ | odi'a | 0.42 |
| ଅଦୀଆ | adi'a | 0.42 |
| Adia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﺩﻳﻪ | adyh | 23.08 |
| ﺁﺟﺎ | aja | 23.08 |
| ﻋﺪﻳﻪ | dyh | 7.69 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﻩ | ajah | 7.69 |
| ﺁﺩﻳﺎ | adya | 7.69 |
| ﺍﻋﺪﻳﻪ | adyh | 7.69 |
| ﺁﺟﻪ | ajh | 7.69 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎ | adya | 7.69 |
| ﺍﺟﻴﺎ | ajya | 7.69 |
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