Family name Kudiyar (Кудияр 
, Kudiyar 
) , throughout the world, is a very rare cognomen. The family name Kudiyar is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, and Malaysia. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan. Much more prevalently, Kudiyar is the forename as well as the last name.