Cognomen Zia (ضياء 
, Zia 
, 谢 
, among others...) , in the world, is a prevalent family name. The family name Zia is characteristic of China, where it is a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, and Iraq (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Very seldom, Zia is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| ضياء | Syria, Palestinian Territory, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq |
| Zia | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| 谢, 齐亚, 謝 | China |
| Зия | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus |
| Зиа | Russia, Belarus |
Chay, Cheah, Chia, Ché, Dare, Dea, Dear, Der, Dia, Diya, Hsieh, Jair, Nzia, Sa, Shea, Shei, Shieh, Sia, Sie, Tcha, Tchea, Tchia, Thia, Tia, Tjea, Tse, Tsia, Tạ, Xie, Xiè, Zija, Ziya, Zià, Ziá, Ziâ, Zią, Zzia, Zìa, Zía, Zíà, Zîa, Zîà, Zîâ, Zîã, Zïa, Zïà, Zïâ, Zïã, Zįã, Zįā, Zıa, Žia, Žíặ, Žîã, Žïã, Žįã, Зья, Зя, Зіа, Са, שיה, زيا, زیا, ضیا, ضیاء, ظیا, هساي, জিয়া, เซีย, サ, 仔啊, 仔阿, 勰, 協, 史, 子呵, 子啊, 子阿, 字啊, 梓啊, 紫啊, 舍, 西亚, 西亞, 谢氏, 사, and 지아
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grace zia chu Cookbook author, US (b. 1899) |
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shafiq zia First Lady of Pakistan (b. 1931, d. 1996), UG (b. 1931) |
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| zia hong-lai (b. 1873) |
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zia mahmood Pakistani American bridge player, US (b. 1946) |
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| samuel h. zia Chinese scientist (b. 1903) |
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| zia sarhadi Screenwriter and film director, IN (b. 1914) |
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zia haider rahman British novelist, GB (b. 1969) |
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zia inayat khan American Sufi teacher, US (b. 1971) |
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zia soares Angolan director and actress, AO (b. 1972) |
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zia ul shah Pakistani Guantanamo detainee, US |
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zia ur rehman Pakistani journalist, PK (b. 1981) |
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| zia hussain Hong Kong field hockey player, CN (b. 1938) |
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| zia foxwell (born 1940) (b. 1940) |
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| hossein zia (b. 1932) |
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| zia atabay Iranian-American musician and activist, US (b. 1942) |
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