Abdalah Surname
Approximately 74,415 people bear this surname
Abdalah Surname User-submission:
This is a Somali variation of the Arabic surname Abdullah, meaning 'slave of God'.
Abdalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 56,159 | 1:943 | 119 |
| Sudan | 8,960 | 1:4,186 | 602 |
| Egypt | 5,705 | 1:16,115 | 1,886 |
| DR Congo | 1,307 | 1:56,526 | 6,771 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Niger | 338 | 1:56,781 | 2,756 |
| Nicaragua | 191 | 1:31,524 | 1,167 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Burkina Faso | 24 | 1:764,671 | 8,666 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
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'.
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Abdalah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Abdalah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdalah in the Marathi language | ||
| दलाह | dalaha | 80 |
| दळाह | dalaha | 20 |
| Abdalah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻪ | allh | 50 |
| ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ | bdallh | 50 |
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