Kadir Surname

2,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kadir Surname User-submission:

(Muslim) From a personal name based on Arabic qādir (powerful) or qadīr (capable). Both Al-Qādir (all powerful) and Al-Qadīr (all capable) are attributes of Allah.

Kadir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia57,6411:2,294272
India51,1041:15,0101,226
Bangladesh48,0331:3,318318
Malaysia27,0681:1,090155
Ethiopia8,6931:11,2211,672
Nigeria5,3891:32,8712,727
Bulgaria3,0031:2,324335
Saudi Arabia2,9811:10,3511,441
Algeria2,5751:15,0032,697
Niger2,1601:8,885686
Somalia2,1081:6,381519
Iran2,0001:38,3914,512
Philippines1,7601:57,5229,657
Ghana1,5241:17,7302,249
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
Turkey1,0781:72,1916,711
England9951:55,9986,781
Chad9631:14,1141,774
United States6131:591,28748,265
United Arab Emirates5551:16,5091,990
South Africa4861:111,47713,412
Brunei4671:897174
Pakistan4201:425,3437,837
Kazakhstan3951:44,7665,809
Qatar3871:6,093640
Kenya3171:145,67811,680
Cameroon2851:72,8749,093
Djibouti2501:3,660313
Guyana2471:3,086567
Sweden2461:40,0273,192
Nepal2261:126,0222,364
Singapore1711:32,2091,193
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Greece1461:75,88912,787
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Tanzania1151:460,36231,974
Netherlands1071:157,82423,373
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Australia891:303,32226,493
Suriname891:6,2091,452
Trinidad and Tobago651:20,9842,411
Denmark571:99,0309,368
Spain491:954,12336,393
Norway481:107,13114,344
France451:1,476,060142,161
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Finland291:189,54116,328
Wales261:119,0209,008
Northern Cyprus241:13,2923,416
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Austria181:473,08046,251
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Scotland141:382,41616,471
China131:105,178,5825,529
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kadir (335,176) may also be a first name.

Kadir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Muslim) From a personal name based on Arabic qādir (powerful) or qadīr (capable). Both Al-Qādir (all powerful) and Al-Qadīr (all capable) are attributes of Allah.

- fridaychinatown

Kadir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kadir (Bengali: কাদির, Georgian: კადირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺩﻳﺮ, Hindi: कादिर, Marathi: कािदर, Oriya: କାଦିର, Russian: Кадир) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,425th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 32,061 people. The surname Kadir is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Kadir are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,108th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 335,176 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 57,641 people, or 1 in 2,294. In Indonesia Kadir is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 17 percent live, Gorontalo, where 16 percent live and East Java, where 10 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 102 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent live and Bangladesh, where 21 percent live.

Kadir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Kadir are 12.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kadir earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.69% less than the national average, earning 267,564 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning R 254,496 per year; in United States they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $47,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khadir9133,838/
Kadire912,046/
Kadhir91207/
Kadier91168/
Kadair91109/
Kaddir9188/
Kaadir9171/
Kaidir9134/
Hkadir9125/
Kaydir9112/
Kahdir9111/
Kaudir919/
Kadirr918/
Kadeir914/
Kadirh913/
Kadgir912/
Keadir912/
Kadior912/
Ckadir911/
Khaidir832,789/
Khadair831,345/
Khaddir83355/
Khadeir83288/
Khadhir8370/
Khadgir8354/
Kadhire8343/
Khadier8317/
Khadire8315/
Khaedir8312/
Kahadir834/
Kaydhir833/
Kaudgir831/
Kadaire831/
Kaadhir831/
Khaadir831/
Khadirr831/
Khadirt831/
Khadior831/
Gkaidir831/
Kaudire831/
Khajdir831/
Qadir80511,406/
Kedir80327,028/
Kader80192,018/
Kodir8018,577/
Cadir808,263/
Kadre806,202/
Kadyr801,377/
Kadirova7755,385/
Khaidhir7721/
Khadeire7711/
Khadhair774/
Khaadhir771/
Khadirpp771/
Khadheir771/
Khader73208,491/
Quadir739,524/
Khedir735,337/
Khodir733,311/
Kadere731,589/
Kadeer731,360/
Kahder731,345/
Kedier731,288/
Kauder731,211/
Cadier73896/
Khadre73854/
Kadher73584/
Qaadir73319/
Kaider73301/
Kajder73279/
Kadder73267/
Koudir73246/
Kodire73200/
Qadier73182/
Kaeder73171/
Qadire73155/
Kodair73129/
Qaddir7381/
Kaudre7376/
Kodgir7355/
Keddir7355/
Kodirz7335/
Kadhre7332/
Cadire7328/
Kaader7327/
Qadair7325/
Koidir7322/
Kaydır7322/
Qaudir7318/
Qadirh7318/
Qadhir7317/
Khadyr7314/
Kayder7312/
Qhadir7311/
Qadeir738/
Kadear737/
Qaidir737/
Kaadyr736/
Qadior736/
Kadeur734/
Kedeir734/
Kohdir734/
Qasdir733/
Caadir733/
Qadirr733/
Qadirt733/
Keader732/
Kodhir732/
Kaidre732/
Keadre732/
Kgader732/
Kodier732/
Hkader732/
Koduir731/
Kadger731/
Katdre731/
Kaderp731/
Kadyre731/
Caddir731/
Khédir731/
Kadère731/
Kotdir731/
Kaddre731/
Kkader731/
Kaadre731/
Qqadir731/
Qaditr731/
Ceadir731/
Kedhir731/
Cqadir731/
Kaddjr731/
Qadoir731/
Gqadir731/
Kaudyr731/
Kedirh731/
Cadair730/
Khadirova7122/
Kaudirova711/
Khadeer674,420/
Khodeir673,833/
Khodair673,755/
Khodier672,102/
Khoudir671,409/
Khaider671,381/
Kaudeer67954/
Cqaadir67295/
Caudhir67268/
Khoidir67116/
Khadher6799/
Khadder6792/
Khedhir6740/
Kadhere6739/
Khayder6734/
Khedair6733/
Kaudere6725/
Kadheer6720/
Khadere6715/
Quadier6712/
Kheidir679/
Qaddier679/
Khaeder678/
Kaudeur678/
Kahader677/
Kaudeyr676/
Quadhir676/
Khodhir676/
Koudair676/
Khaderr675/
Khaderp674/
Kaedher674/
Caidhir673/
Kahdher673/
Koudire673/
Quaadir672/
Khadear672/
Khaidre672/
Qhadier672/
Quaidir672/
Khedeir672/
Kaideur672/
Kkhader672/
Kouhdir672/
Kaudert672/
Keaudre671/
Kadeere671/
Kaderpp671/
Kadhear671/
Khaderh671/
Khahder671/
Kkahder671/
Kotdire671/
Ckahder671/
Khodgir671/
Khaydirova671/
Kaderhe671/
Koodire671/
Kodhair671/
Qaddire671/
Quadeir671/
Quadire671/
Kohdair671/
Kheddir671/
Khoddir671/
Khoodir671/
Khedier671/
Keauder670/

Kadir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kadir in the Georgian language
კადირkadir-
Kadir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺩﻳﺮkadyr-
Kadir in the Bengali language
কাদিরkadira95.77
কাদীরkadira3.26
কাদেরkadera0.98
Kadir in the Oriya language
କାଦିରkadira83.45
କାଦିର୍kadir6.19
କଦିରkadira5.11
କାଦୀରkadira3.1
କଦୀରkadira0.67
କାଦିkadi0.27
କଦିର୍kadir0.13
କାଦୀkadi0.13
ଏମଡିemadi0.13
କବିରkabira0.13
କାଦିରୀkadiri0.13
ଜାବିରjabira0.13
କାଦିରିkadiri0.13
Kadir in the Hindi language
कादिरkadira57.96
कदीरkadira35.06
कादीरkadira5.66
कदिरkadira0.74
़कादिरkadira0.02
काडिरkadira0.01
़कदीरkadira0.01
कादिऱkadira0.01
क़ादिरqadira0.01
कादीऱkadira0
कबीरkabira0
कादिरा़kadira0
कदिऱkadira0
कादिkadi0
कादिऱ़kadira0
़कादीरkadira0
कादरkadara0
Kadir in the Marathi language
कािदरkaidara54.83
कदीरkadira20.55
कादीरkadira12.11
अकािदरakaidara8.64
कादरkadara0.7
अमीरamira0.25
काजीkaji0.17
कडीरkadira0.15
कबीरkabira0.15
कादरीkadari0.12
काडीरkadira0.1
कादkada0.05
अबीरabira0.05
कादीरीkadiri0.05
कदारेkadare0.05
दीरdira0.05
वदीरvadira0.02
कारीरkarira0.02
डादीरdadira0.02
करीरkarira0.02
करीkari0.02
कादीkadi0.02
हदीरhadira0.02
अधीरadhira0.02
काहीरkahira0.02
अदरadara0.02
Kadir in the Russian language
Кадирkadir-

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