Abdalah Surname

7,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Abdalah Surname User-submission:

This is a Somali variation of the Arabic surname Abdullah, meaning 'slave of God'.

Abdalah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania56,1591:943119
Sudan8,9601:4,186602
Egypt5,7051:16,1151,886
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Niger3381:56,7812,756
Nicaragua1911:31,5241,167
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Uganda661:591,50431,661
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Libya361:173,444826
Chile301:587,21614,299
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Burkina Faso241:764,6718,666
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
France171:3,907,219231,005
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Norway71:734,61250,907
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Abdàlah (1) are calculated separately.

Abdalah (38,366) may also be a first name.

Abdalah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Somali variation of the Arabic surname Abdullah, meaning 'slave of God'.

- abdurahmaan

Abdalah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdalah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Marathi: दलाह) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Abdàlah. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdalah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,623rd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 97,931 people. The surname Abdalah occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Abdalah live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,019th most numerous forename globally, held by 38,366 people.

The surname Abdalah is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 56,159 people, or 1 in 943. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 18 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 11 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Abdalah exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 12 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.

Abdalah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States Abdalah are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Abdalah earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.82% less than the national average, earning 222,119 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $44,451 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdàlah951/
Abdallah93900,953/
Abdalaah936,336/
Abdalahe9380/
Abdalaha9321/
Abdalahh9311/
Abdaulah939/
Abdaalah936/
Abddalah935/
Abdalhah935/
Abdailah933/
Aibdalah933/
Habdalah932/
Abdhalah932/
Abdalauh931/
Abdalahj931/
Abdaelah931/
Abdala92144,070/
Abdhallah88518/
Abdallaha88360/
Abdaullah88208/
Abdallaah88160/
Habdallah8858/
Abdalllah8820/
Abdallahy8816/
Aabdallah8814/
Abdaallah889/
Abd'allah887/
Abbdallah885/
Abdallahh884/
Abddallah883/
Abdalahay883/
Eabdallah882/
Abdalahai882/
Abhdallah881/
Asbdallah881/
Abdalaaha881/
Abdalaahd881/
Abdallahz881/
Abdallauh881/
Abdaillah881/
Habdalahd881/
Abdalla86916,033/
Abdalat863,437/
Abdolah861,460/
Abdelah861,221/
Abdalaa861,139/
Abdalha86533/
Abdalia86340/
Abdalas86222/
Abdhala8668/
Abdaloh8640/
Abdalad8612/
Abdalai8611/
Abdaala869/
Abddala868/
Habdala866/
Abdalay865/
Abdaula862/
Gabdala862/
Abdaila861/
Abdaloa861/
Abdalaz861/
Abdalau861/
Abhdala861/
Abdalho861/
Apdalah861/
Ahabdallah823/
Abdaalhahd821/
Abdallahei821/
Abdalahads821/
Abdollah8067,531/
Abdallha804,902/
Abdoulah80812/
Abdalhay80619/
Abdallat80352/
Abdallaa80223/
Abdelaah80156/
Abdhalla80145/
Abdalass80136/
Apdallah80123/
Havdalah8083/
Abdalias8026/
Abdoelah8020/
Abdallas8020/
Abddalla8017/
Abdalloh8015/
Abdaalla809/
Abdalhai809/
Aabdalla807/
Habdalla806/
Abdallai805/
Abdolahy805/
Avdallah804/
Abdallay804/
Abdallad803/
Habdolah802/
Ebdallah802/
Abdaulla802/
Abdallla802/
Abdolaha802/
Gabdalla802/
Abd'alla802/
Abdelaha802/
Ebdailah801/
Abddelah801/
Abdaslla801/
Abdaalaa801/
Abdoliah801/
Abdalhey801/
Abdeelah801/
Abdahlla801/
Aabdalha801/
Abdalhad801/
Abdalhas801/
Abdeilah801/
Abdalyaz801/
Abdallahová785/
Abdela77185,755/
Apdala77451/
Abdola77184/
Avdala77115/
Abdalo7734/
Abdalá7712/
Ebdala7710/
Abdoullah752,638/
Abdoulahe7546/
Abdoulahz7526/
Abdoulahy7524/
Abdollahy7521/
Abdoulaha7521/
Habdollah7519/
Abdelahie7513/
Habdolahh757/
Abdollahe755/
Aabdollah754/
Aabdalyas754/
Abdelahay754/
Abdeullah753/
Abdallatt752/
Aabdalhai752/
Havdallah751/
Abdohllah751/
Abdollaht751/
Aggibdala751/
Apdhaliah751/
Âabdoulah751/
Gabdoulah751/
Abdolahah751/
Abdollaah751/
Abdoolahy751/
Abdolahei751/
Abdalgaay751/
Abdollaha751/
Abdoola71788/
Abdolla71526/
Abdoula71329/
Abdelaa71245/
Apdalla71221/
Aubdoollah71186/
Abdolai71101/
Havdala7151/
Abdolay7141/
Gabdoullah7135/
Abdoulahai7135/
Abdoulahii7122/
Abdoulahgi7116/
Abdoulahie719/
Abdelay719/
Abdoullahy718/
Abdallo717/
Abduila717/
Abdoloh716/
Abdollahei714/
Abdoullahe714/
Abdelai714/
Abdallaová713/
Obdalla713/
Avdalla713/
Abdoulahat713/
Abdoulllah712/
Abdollahie712/
Abdoulahad712/
Abdoulahyi712/
Abdaloo711/
Apdalia711/
Avdalya711/
Abdeilliah711/
Gabdola711/
Abddola711/
Abdeila711/
Abdhola711/
Abdàlla711/
Abdoela711/
Abdolad711/
Abdolaz711/
Abdoulahah711/
Abdoullahp711/
Abdoullahz711/
Aabdoullah711/
Abdollahee711/
Abdohla711/
Avdaila711/
Abdoulay675,212/
Abdoulai67340/
Abdoulla67179/
Abdoolla67147/
Gabdolla67144/
Abdolloh6776/
Gabdoula6713/
Abdoulaï6712/
Apdollah675/
Epdaliah675/
Apdallha674/
Abdoulat672/
Abdoulaî672/
Abduolla671/
Abdelhei671/
Gabddoullah671/
Abdelhaa671/
Abdoilay671/
Abdollahieh671/
Abdoulad671/
Abdoulahaye671/
Abdoullahgi671/
Abdoylay671/
Apdoulah671/
Abdollai671/
Abduilai671/
Abdallos671/
Aubduila671/

Abdalah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdalah in the Marathi language
दलाहdalaha80
दळाहdalaha20
Abdalah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻪallh50
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪbdallh50

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