Kadayi Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Kadayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 352 | 1:110,907 | 10,820 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Benin | 64 | 1:161,494 | 16,390 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kadayi (123) may also be a first name.
Kadayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kadayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kadayi (Hindi: कदायी, Marathi: कदयी) occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kadayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kadayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 536,820th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kadayi live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kadayi is also the 840,349th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 123 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 110,907. In Uganda Kadayi is mostly concentrated in: Koboko District, where 93 percent reside, Arua District, where 4 percent reside and Budaka District, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kadayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kadayi in the Hindi language | ||
| कदायी | kadayi | - |
| Kadayi in the Marathi language | ||
| कदयी | kadayi | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kadayi
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