Abdala Surname
Approximately 144,070 people bear this surname
Abdala Surname User-submission:
An Arabic name, meaning 'servant of God' (Allah).
Abdala in Brazil might commonly be borne by Lebanese immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century. In Lebanon, it might originally represent a Christian surname - not Muslim.
Read More About This SurnameAbdala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 52,964 | 1:1,000 | 130 |
| Mozambique | 30,281 | 1:900 | 212 |
| Sudan | 14,000 | 1:2,679 | 381 |
| Ethiopia | 12,717 | 1:7,671 | 1,200 |
| Egypt | 6,895 | 1:13,334 | 1,593 |
| Argentina | 5,549 | 1:7,703 | 764 |
| DR Congo | 3,489 | 1:21,175 | 2,682 |
| Libya | 3,406 | 1:1,833 | 558 |
| Brazil | 3,006 | 1:71,216 | 2,654 |
| Somalia | 2,255 | 1:5,965 | 496 |
| Nigeria | 1,947 | 1:90,982 | 6,319 |
| Kenya | 1,026 | 1:45,010 | 4,647 |
| Mexico | 905 | 1:137,156 | 4,417 |
| Colombia | 682 | 1:70,050 | 3,060 |
| Philippines | 607 | 1:166,785 | 27,268 |
| Niger | 491 | 1:39,088 | 2,114 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| United States | 455 | 1:796,613 | 61,475 |
| Chile | 413 | 1:42,655 | 2,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Paraguay | 233 | 1:31,059 | 1,055 |
| Venezuela | 195 | 1:154,893 | 4,717 |
| Uganda | 187 | 1:208,766 | 16,500 |
| Cameroon | 169 | 1:122,894 | 14,008 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| Spain | 159 | 1:294,038 | 17,827 |
| Uruguay | 158 | 1:21,720 | 2,504 |
| Cuba | 107 | 1:107,689 | 3,118 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Burkina Faso | 75 | 1:244,695 | 4,821 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 1:281,453 | 34,544 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Peru | 43 | 1:739,166 | 16,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| El Salvador | 22 | 1:288,359 | 2,375 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Abdalá (12) are calculated separately.
Abdala (54,747) may also be a first name.
Abdala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Arabic name, meaning 'servant of God' (Allah).
Abdala in Brazil might commonly be borne by Lebanese immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century. In Lebanon, it might originally represent a Christian surname - not Muslim.
- sabdalaAbdala Demographics
Average Male Abdala Height
173.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Abdala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abdala (Arabic: عبدالعالي, Georgian: აბდალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Hindi: अब्दला, Marathi: दला, Russian: Абдала) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Abdalá. Click here for other possible spellings of Abdala.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abdala is the 3,883rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 50,583 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Abdala live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 17,113th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 54,747 people.
Abdala is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 52,964 people, or 1 in 1,000. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mtwara Region, where 29 percent live, Tanga Region, where 13 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 102 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 21 percent live and Sudan, where 10 percent live.
Abdala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Abdala last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abdala surname are 6.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.74% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Abdala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 41.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,367 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning $20,081,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $47,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.48% less than the national average, earning $38,516 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abdala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdala in the Georgian language | ||
| აბდალა | abdala | - |
| Abdala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ | bdallh | - |
| Abdala in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्दला | abdala | - |
| Abdala in the Marathi language | ||
| दला | dala | 71.43 |
| दाला | dala | 14.29 |
| दळवी | dalavi | 14.29 |
| Abdala in the Russian language | ||
| Абдала | abdala | - |
| Abdala in the Arabic language | ||
| عبدالعالي | bdalaly | - |
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