Abbullahi Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abbullahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abbullahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2651:668,46331,178
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Abbullahi (125) may also be a first name.

Abbullahi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abbullahi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abbullahi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abbullahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 928,396th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. Abbullahi is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Abbullahi reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abbullahi is also the 832,731st most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 125 people.

Abbullahi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 668,463. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 21 percent are found, Kano, where 17 percent are found and Bauchi, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Abbullahi Last Name Statistics demography

Abbullahi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning $29,750 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abbullahi
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