Kabadayi Surname

49,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kabadayi Surname User-submission:

Kabadayı means 'village headmaster' or 'rowdy'. It is pronounced like Kapantais.

Kabadayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey10,2641:7,5821,040
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
England651:857,20145,134
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kabadayi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kabadayı means 'village headmaster' or 'rowdy'. It is pronounced like Kapantais.

- turk_turk

Kabadayi Last Name Facts

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

Kabadayi (Arabic: قبضاي) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabadayi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,002nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 693,854 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kabadayi reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Kabadayi is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 10,264 people, or 1 in 7,582. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 8 percent reside and Samsun Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kabadayi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kabadayi in the Arabic language
قبضايqbday-

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