Cognomen شادية (Shadia 
, Chadia 
, شادية 
) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen شادية is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is quite a rare surname, Nigeria, and Morocco. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Morocco, and Uganda. More frequently, شادية is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shadia | Tanzania, Sudan, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt |
| Chadia | Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon |
| شادية | Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq |