Last name ضیا (Zia 
, Dia 
, Ziya 
) , across the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name ضیا is habitual in Senegal, where it is a common surname, Mauritania, and Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Senegal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Also, ضیا is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Zia | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Dia | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Ziya | Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| ضیا | Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran |
| ماہین ضیا Pakistani film director, PK (b. 1901) |
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| پرتو ضیا Persian artist (1958-2008), IR (b. 1958) |
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| نیلوفر ضیا Iraian painter, IR (b. 1962) |
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| جنید ضیا Pakistani cricketer, PK (b. 1983) |
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