Abd Surname

20,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9,8231:9,3591,137
Mauritania6,2781:65291
Indonesia6,1111:21,6412,633
Malaysia1,6041:18,3881,764
Iran6381:120,34911,249
Austria2661:32,0135,150
Pakistan2321:770,01711,126
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
India1691:4,538,848117,745
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Algeria561:689,84940,371
Qatar561:42,1074,399
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Australia291:930,88655,860
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Norway101:514,22941,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Comoros11:749,524685
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Abd (85,624) may also be a first name.

Abd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪ, Hindi: अब्द, Marathi: अबद, Russian: Абд) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,945th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 279,709 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Abd are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 11,681st most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 85,624 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 9,823 people, or 1 in 9,359. Besides Egypt it occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 23 percent are found.

Abd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abd surname are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Abd earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning $41,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdh86200/
Aabd86165/
Aibd8612/
Habd8612/
Abds8610/
Ahbd868/
Abdt864/
Aubd864/
Eabd862/
Gabd862/
Atbd861/
Abdı861/
Abdp861/
Abtd861/
Aebd861/
Abdz861/
Aybd861/
Abdd861/
Ab8019,233/
Abd H7513/
Aabdh752/
Abd S752/
Abd Z751/
Aabds751/
Hab6713,973/
Abt679,188/
Aab678,542/
Aub675,715/
Abs674,579/
Gab672,802/
Aib672,417/
Asb67661/
Abz67426/
Ayb6779/
Ajb6768/
Abh6741/
Adp6736/
Atb6725/
Avd6725/
Ebd6715/
Eab6714/
Ahb6710/
Obd677/
Abdova675/
Abp675/
Abı672/
Abdová672/
Abû671/
Abdowa671/

Abd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abd in the Marathi language
अबदabada-
Abd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪbd89.59
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪalbd9.57
ﻋﺎﺑﺪabd0.17
ﺍﻋﺒﺪabd0.14
ﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪlbyd0.14
ﻋﺒﺪﻱbdy0.1
ﻋﺒﺪﻯbdy0.03
ﻋﺒﺪﻭbdw0.03
ﺃﻋﺒﺪabd0.03
Abd in the Hindi language
अब्दabda44.44
अब्दुलabdula33.33
आब्दabda11.11
अब़्दabada11.11
Abd in the Russian language
Абдabd-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abd
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