Al Kadi Surname

261,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al Kadi Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Arabic word Kadi, which means 'judge'. El or al translates to 'the'. So El Kadi means 'the judge'.

Al Kadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Al Kadi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Arabic word Kadi, which means 'judge'. El or al translates to 'the'. So El Kadi means 'the judge'.

- imaneel

Al Kadi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Kadi is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Kadi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 261,733rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,861,605 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Al Kadi are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al Kadi is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,153 people, or 1 in 26,761. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 16 percent are found and Kuwait, where 2 percent are found.

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