Kudya Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kudya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kudya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Zimbabwe2661:58,0388,803
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kudya (64) may also be a first name.

Kudya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kudya (Hindi: कुडया, Marathi: कुडया, Russian: Кудя) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kudya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 465,182nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,065,671 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kudya are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kudya is also the 1,223,525th most common first name internationally, borne by 64 people.

The last name Kudya is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Other than Malawi this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khudya9114/
Koudya913/
Kusdya911/
Kudyah911/
Kudaiya839/
Kudayya832/
Kudeyia831/
Khudyay831/
Kudia801,878/
Kodya80292/
Kudja80223/
Kidya8026/
Kudyo8018/
Kugya8012/
Cudya803/
Khudaaya7796/
Khudayja771/
Khudaiya771/
Koudia731,315/
Kaudia73351/
Kuidja73283/
Khudia73132/
Koudja73110/
Kudiay7360/
Kudjah7321/
Kodyah7312/
Keudja7311/
Kudija738/
Kudeha737/
Khudja736/
Kudeľa736/
Kodhya735/
Kudyoo734/
Kudiah733/
Kuddia732/
Kuedja732/
Kaudja732/
Kitdya731/
Kuidia731/
Kaugya731/
Kotdya731/
Koodya731/
Kidhya731/
Kudhia731/
Khudaiyat711/
Khoudja672,591/
Koudeha67132/
Khudija6771/
Khaudia6750/
Khoudia6726/
Kodayya6714/
Kudiayi675/
Khudjai674/
Kidyayi673/
Koudjoa672/
Koudiah672/
Causdya671/
Koudias671/
Kodyayi671/
Kgoudja671/
Kouddja671/
Khudjah671/
Kodaiya671/
Koudija671/
Koudjah671/
Kuidjau671/
Hkoudja671/

Kudya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kudya in the Marathi language
कुडयाkudaya94.29
कुडवाkudava5.71
Kudya in the Hindi language
कुडयाkudaya44.44
कुड़याkuraya33.33
कुदयाkudaya11.11
Kudya in the Russian language
Кудяkuda-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kudya
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