Throughout the world, Kadir (Kadir 
, قادر 
, Кадир 
, among others...) is a widespread predominantly male, but scarcely feminine forename. The given name Kadir is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is quite a common boy's name, Qatar, where it is quite a common principally male, but very seldom girly name, and Saudi Arabia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Turkey, and Indonesia. Also, Kadir is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Kadir | Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Turkey |
| قادر | Iran, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Кадир | Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Russia |
| القادر | Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Algeria |
| কাদির | Bangladesh |
| Кадір | Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Kadir is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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kadir topbaş Turkish politician, TR (b. 1945) |
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kadir i̇nanır Turkish actor, TR (b. 1949) |
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| kadir usman author (20th century) (b. 1901) |
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| kadir zakirovič zakirov botanist (1906-1992), UZ (b. 1906) |
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| zunun kadir Chinese poet (b. 1911) |
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kadir van lohuizen Dutch photographer and journalist, NL (b. 1963) |
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kadir çöpdem Turkish actor and presenter, TR (b. 1967) |
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| kadir has Turkish businessperson (1921-2007), TR (b. 1921) |
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kadir nelson American children's illustrator and writer, US (b. 1974) |
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| kadir savun Turkish actor, TR (b. 1926) |
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kadir demirel Turkish association football trainer, TR (b. 1977) |
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| kadir çetin Turkish politician, TR (b. 1928) |
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| kadir dilan Kurdish singer and musician (b. 1928) |
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| slawee kadir Hong Kong field hockey player, CN (b. 1933) |
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| kadir nurman Turkish-German restaurateur, TR (b. 1933) |
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