Throughout the world, Ziauddin (Ziauddin 
, ضیاءالدین 
, Зиауддин 
) is quite a common masculine first name. The forename Ziauddin is habitual in Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, United Arab Emirates, and Oman. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Southern Asia, particularly India, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Likewise, Ziauddin is the last name as well as the forename.