Qadi Surname

60,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,299 people bear this surname

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

Qadi Surname User-submission:

This surname, qāḍī in Arabic, refers to an Islamic judge who renders decisions according to Islamic law.

Qadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia4,4121:6,994974
Iran1,3581:56,5416,170
South Africa1,0441:51,8946,573
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Pakistan2221:804,70211,409
Yemen1511:175,0028,083
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Jordan231:384,45412,008
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England81:6,964,757184,742
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Qadi (432) may also be a first name.

Qadi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname, qāḍī in Arabic, refers to an Islamic judge who renders decisions according to Islamic law.

- mushroof

Qadi Last Name Facts

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

Qadi (Arabic: قايديه) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Qadi.

How Common Is The Last Name Qadi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,675th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 878,123 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Qadi live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Qadi is also the 412,918th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 432 people.

The last name Qadi is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 4,412 people, or 1 in 6,994. Barring Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Qadi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Qadi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Qadi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.97% less than the national average, earning R 102,252 per year and in United States they earn 32.61% more than the national average, earning $57,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qaidi897,107/
Qaadi892,039/
Qadei891,193/
Qadis89519/
Qaddi89451/
Qadhi89416/
Qadid89257/
Qadih89179/
Qaydi89136/
Qaedi8999/
Quadi8955/
Qadai8928/
Qadie899/
Qasdi899/
Qadii896/
Qadit896/
Qadiz895/
Qatdi895/
Qhadi894/
Qadio893/
Gqadi893/
Qadoi892/
Qahdi892/
Qadij892/
Qadui891/
Qaïdi891/
Qaudi891/
Qadish80536/
Quaidi8066/
Qadhie807/
Qaddih804/
Qaaadi802/
Qadeid802/
Qaudid801/
Quadhi801/
Quadui801/
Quajdi801/
Quadoi801/
Quadii801/
Quadit801/
Quadei801/
Quadai801/
Quadie801/
Quadih801/
Quadiz801/
Qahdid801/
Qaidid801/
Qaudis801/
Qadiss801/
Kadi7597,965/
Cadi753,894/
Qady75851/
Qedi75670/
Qodi75179/
Qade75174/
Qadj755/
Qaidais731/
Qaydiea731/
Cadiz6726,272/
Qader6716,018/
Qaide6715,318/
Kadio6711,728/
Kaidi6711,496/
Quade678,985/
Kaudi676,931/
Kadoi676,110/
Kadiy675,485/
Khadi674,701/
Cadei673,701/
Kadai673,526/
Kaddi673,288/
Kaydi671,824/
Kadie671,798/
Kadhi671,556/
Caidi671,226/
Cadio671,181/
Kadii671,013/
Qadee67828/
Cadis67758/
Caudi67527/
Kajdi67479/
Kaadi67433/
Qaday67416/
Casdi67329/
Kaçdi67263/
Kadei67239/
Kaedi67204/
Qadeh67183/
Quady67181/
Caddi67160/
Cadid67136/
Caydi67133/
Cadiş67120/
Cadie67105/
Quedi67100/
Kadih6787/
Qaidy6786/
Kadui6780/
Gqodi6778/
Kgadi6769/
Kadgi6754/
Qoudi6752/
Cadit6749/
Kahdi6747/
Kadyi6745/
Quadé6744/
Qodui6743/
Cahdi6742/
Katdi6740/
Hkadi6739/
Qaede6735/
Cadiy6733/
Cadiș6731/
Qadhy6728/
Qoidi6724/
Qadhe6724/
Cadai6723/
Qodei6718/
Qosdi6714/
Kaïdi6711/
Kadij679/
Cadij679/
Qeddi679/
Keadi679/
Gqade679/
Qodhi678/
Cadii678/
Qatda675/
Qadea674/
Kaîdi673/
Kadiç673/
Caadi672/
Qodii672/
Qadez672/
Qaedj672/
Caïdi672/
Qaded672/
Catdi671/
Kaàdi671/
Cadhi671/
Qaade671/
Qadet671/
Qadey671/
Qasdy671/
Qaydy671/
Qeedi671/
Cadui671/
Cadip671/
Cadiû671/
Qaydj671/
Qkadj671/

Qadi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qadi in the Arabic language
قايديهqaydyh-

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