Qadir Surname

1,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Qadir 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.

Qadir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan459,2941:38956
Afghanistan28,3871:1,133144
India12,0781:63,5094,328
Saudi Arabia2,6631:11,5871,602
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
United Arab Emirates1,1321:8,0941,011
Somalia8331:16,1491,019
England8251:67,5377,818
United States7731:468,89939,909
Indonesia7531:175,63016,994
Iraq7341:47,7131,935
Canada2501:147,38215,086
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Iran2231:344,31623,193
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Spain531:882,11434,832
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Norway401:128,55716,659
France371:1,795,209158,669
Israel301:285,25425,178
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Maldives191:21,2721,350
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Oman151:245,8654,150
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Wales81:386,81619,671
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Finland61:916,11741,832
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
China61:227,886,92811,701
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380

Qadir (152,040) may also be a first name.

Qadir 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

Qadir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qadir (Arabic: قدير, Georgian: ქადირ, Hindi: कादिर, Marathi: कदीर, Oriya: କାଦିର) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qadir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,051st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,250 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qadir reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Qadir is also the 6,906th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 152,040 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 459,294 people, or 1 in 389. In Pakistan Qadir is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 54 percent live, Sindh, where 27 percent live and Balochistan, where 11 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Qadir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qadir last name are 4.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Qadir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning 432,286 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.83% less than the national average, earning R 150,108 per year; in United States they earn 16.34% more than the national average, earning $50,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quadir919,524/
Qaadir91319/
Qadier91182/
Qadire91155/
Qaddir9181/
Qadair9125/
Qaudir9118/
Qadirh9118/
Qadhir9117/
Qhadir9111/
Qadeir918/
Qaidir917/
Qadior916/
Qasdir913/
Qadirr913/
Qadirt913/
Qqadir911/
Qaditr911/
Cqadir911/
Qadoir911/
Gqadir911/
Cqaadir83295/
Quadier8312/
Qaddier839/
Quadhir836/
Quaadir832/
Qhadier832/
Quaidir832/
Qaddire831/
Quadeir831/
Quadire831/
Kadir80227,305/
Qader8016,018/
Cadir808,263/
Qodir807,229/
Qadre8056/
Qedir8010/
Qadeer7376,398/
Khadir7333,838/
Quader7320,407/
Qadere7314,689/
Kadire732,046/
Cadier73896/
Kadhir73207/
Kadier73168/
Qaider73164/
Kadair73109/
Kaddir7388/
Quadre7376/
Kaadir7371/
Qadder7357/
Qhader7340/
Kaidir7334/
Cadire7328/
Hkadir7325/
Qadher7322/
Qodirh7314/
Qhodir7314/
Kaydir7312/
Kahdir7311/
Kaudir739/
Qadear739/
Kadirr738/
Qodier737/
Qauder737/
Qaderr737/
Kadeir734/
Kadirh733/
Caadir733/
Kadgir732/
Keadir732/
Quedir732/
Quodir732/
Kadior732/
Qaader732/
Qoudir732/
Qahder731/
Caddir731/
Qaudre731/
Qaderh731/
Ceadir731/
Qedair731/
Ckadir731/
Qaddre731/
Cadair730/
Hqadirova7114/
Qaadirova711/
Khaidir672,789/
Khadair671,345/
Quadeer671,235/
Khaddir67355/
Khadeir67288/
Caudhir67268/
Qhadeer6787/
Khadhir6770/
Khadgir6754/
Kadhire6743/
Quaider6741/
Khadier6717/
Khadire6715/
Quadert6714/
Khaedir6712/
Quadder679/
Qaudeer677/
Qaddeer677/
Quadher674/
Kahadir674/
Caidhir673/
Kaydhir673/
Qadheer673/
Qaadeer672/
Qaideer672/
Kaudgir671/
Kadaire671/
Kaadhir671/
Khaadir671/
Khadirr671/
Khadirt671/
Quadere671/
Quaderr671/
Khadior671/
Qadeare671/
Qadeerr671/
Qadeetr671/
Qqadeer671/
Gkaidir671/
Kaudire671/
Qadeere671/
Khajdir671/

Qadir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qadir in the Georgian language
ქადირkadir-
Qadir in the Oriya language
କାଦିରkadira66.67
କାଦିର୍kadir11.11
ଅବଦୁଲାଦୀରabaduladira5.56
ଗୁଲାମାଦିରgulamadira5.56
ଅବଦୁଲାଦିରabaduladira5.56
କାଦୀରkadira5.56
Qadir in the Hindi language
कादिरkadira56.11
क़ादिरqadira15.4
क़दीरqadira11.15
कदीरkadira7.61
क़ादिरqadira4.07
क़दीरqadira1.77
कादीरkadira1.77
कदिरkadira0.53
क़दिरqadira0.35
क़ादीरqadira0.18
क़ादीरqadira0.18
कादिkadi0.18
कादरीkadari0.18
कादरिkadari0.18
क़दिरqadira0.18
Qadir in the Marathi language
कदीरkadira45.74
कादीरkadira38.75
अकादीरakadira8.5
अकदीरakadira5.34
अमीरamira0.32
कादीरीkadiri0.03
अमीराamira0.02
क़दीरqadira0.02
बदिbadi0.02
आमीरamira0.02
सदिsadi0.01
नादीरnadira0.01
हादीhadi0.01
Qadir in the Arabic language
قديرqdyr-

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