Abdallah Surname

604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Comoros

Abdallah Surname Definition:

(Arabic) The servant of God.

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Abdallah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan240,8021:15618
Tanzania230,8851:22912
Egypt187,1951:49157
Chad50,4531:26924
Saudi Arabia37,6441:82051
Comoros23,2051:328
Ghana18,9111:1,429238
Libya17,0311:36759
Kenya16,9501:2,724430
France8,9291:7,439649
Djibouti8,7131:10522
Algeria8,2651:4,674729
Madagascar6,5971:3,585756
Morocco6,3731:5,410647
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
United States4,3391:83,5359,467
Niger3,2641:5,880510
Nigeria2,8671:61,7874,580
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Angola2,3661:11,4071,401
Somalia1,7161:7,839603
Uganda1,3811:28,2693,907
Mauritania1,1741:3,488423
Brazil1,1501:186,1527,188
United Arab Emirates1,1491:7,974999
Kuwait1,1471:3,314438
DR Congo1,1081:66,6787,870
Canada7011:52,5616,304
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Qatar5871:4,017406
Bahrain5731:2,354365
England5241:106,33211,110
Tunisia4981:1,22692
Oman4421:8,3441,152
Sweden4381:22,4811,857
Philippines4341:233,26835,601
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Australia4171:64,7387,754
Germany4151:193,98922,411
Mali3871:43,8481,206
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Spain2451:190,82513,260
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
Thailand1661:425,53274,519
Denmark1561:36,1843,772
Cameroon1521:136,63915,295
Venezuela1521:198,7115,422
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Jordan1401:63,1605,663
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
Mauritius891:14,5333,065
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Argentina701:610,62043,172
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Israel531:161,46516,670
Ivory Coast511:452,37714,862
Syria511:378,4514,826
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Norway481:107,13114,344
Greece451:246,21837,554
Burkina Faso441:417,0936,319
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Benin381:271,99023,227
Senegal351:416,5531,967
India311:24,744,045333,161
Costa Rica301:159,3362,242
United States Virgin Islands261:4,245679
Lebanon251:225,4838,917
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
China231:59,448,7643,236
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Nicaragua201:301,0543,003
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Wales151:206,30213,003
Austria141:608,24554,975
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Eritrea91:527,989318
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Congo81:623,63715,053
Cyprus81:110,6108,315
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Guinea61:1,972,3031,775
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Panama51:782,45211,059
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Gambia41:480,863548
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Abdallah (526,512) may also be a first name.

Abdallah Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Arabic) The servant of God.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Turkish.) The servant of God.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

- sabdala

This name originates mostly from Lebanon but traces back to Islamic names that can be used for Hajj. It is an Arabic name.

- amiradallah

This surname is a Somali spelling of the Arabic surname Abdullah, which means 'slave of God'.

- abdurahmaan

Abdallah Last Name Facts

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

Abdallah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Hindi: अब्दल्लाह) has its highest incidence in Sudan. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdallah? popularity and diffusion

Abdallah is the 604th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,089 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Abdallah reside; 51 percent reside in North Africa and 49 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Abdallah is also the 1,908th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 526,512 people.

Abdallah is most widespread in Sudan, where it is carried by 240,802 people, or 1 in 156. Aside from Sudan it exists in 143 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Egypt, where 21 percent reside.

Abdallah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Abdallah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abdallah surname grew 144,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 13,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abdallah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (73%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Abdallah are 4.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Abdallah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning 307,024 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 511.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,452,480 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.49% more than the national average, earning $27,808,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning $42,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdhallah94518/
Abdallaha94360/
Abdaullah94208/
Abdallaah94160/
Habdallah9458/
Abdalllah9420/
Abdallahy9416/
Aabdallah9414/
Abdaallah949/
Abd'allah947/
Abbdallah945/
Abdallahh944/
Abddallah943/
Eabdallah942/
Abhdallah941/
Asbdallah941/
Abdallahz941/
Abdallauh941/
Abdaillah941/
Abdalla93916,033/
Abdalah9374,415/
Ahabdallah893/
Abdallahei891/
Abdollah8867,531/
Abdalaah886,336/
Abdallha884,902/
Abdallat88352/
Abdallaa88223/
Abdhalla88145/
Apdallah88123/
Abdalahe8880/
Abdalaha8821/
Abdallas8820/
Abddalla8817/
Abdalloh8815/
Abdalahh8811/
Abdaulah889/
Abdaalla889/
Aabdalla887/
Habdalla886/
Abdaalah886/
Abddalah885/
Abdalhah885/
Abdallai885/
Avdallah884/
Abdallay884/
Abdailah883/
Abdallad883/
Aibdalah883/
Ebdallah882/
Abdaulla882/
Abdallla882/
Gabdalla882/
Habdalah882/
Abd'alla882/
Abdhalah882/
Abdalauh881/
Abdaslla881/
Abdalahj881/
Abdahlla881/
Abdaelah881/
Abdala86144,070/
Abdallahová845/
Abdoullah822,638/
Abdollahy8221/
Habdollah8219/
Abdollahe825/
Aabdollah824/
Abdeullah823/
Abdalahay823/
Abdallatt822/
Abdalahai822/
Havdallah821/
Abdohllah821/
Abdollaht821/
Abdollaah821/
Abdalaaha821/
Abdalaahd821/
Abdollaha821/
Habdalahd821/
Abdalat803,437/
Abdolah801,460/
Abdelah801,221/
Abdalaa801,139/
Abdalha80533/
Abdolla80526/
Abdalia80340/
Abdalas80222/
Apdalla80221/
Abdhala8068/
Abdaloh8040/
Abdalad8012/
Abdalai8011/
Abdaala809/
Abddala808/
Abdallo807/
Habdala806/
Abdalay805/
Obdalla803/
Avdalla803/
Abdaula802/
Gabdala802/
Abdaila801/
Abdaloa801/
Abdàlah801/
Abdalaz801/
Abdalau801/
Abdàlla801/
Abhdala801/
Abdalho801/
Apdalah801/
Aubdoollah78186/
Gabdoullah7835/
Abdoullahy788/
Abdollahei784/
Abdoullahe784/
Abdallaová783/
Abdoulllah782/
Abdollahie782/
Abdaalhahd781/
Abdeilliah781/
Abdoullahp781/
Abdoullahz781/
Aabdoullah781/
Abdollahee781/
Abdalahads781/
Abdoulah75812/
Abdalhay75619/
Abdoulla75179/
Abdelaah75156/
Abdoolla75147/
Gabdolla75144/
Abdalass75136/
Havdalah7583/
Abdolloh7576/
Abdalias7526/
Abdoelah7520/
Abdalhai759/
Apdollah755/
Abdolahy755/
Apdallha754/
Habdolah752/
Abdolaha752/
Abdelaha752/
Ebdailah751/
Abduolla751/
Abddelah751/
Abdaalaa751/
Abdoliah751/
Abdalhey751/
Abdollai751/
Abdeelah751/
Aabdalha751/
Abdalhad751/
Abdalhas751/
Abdallos751/
Abdeilah751/
Abdalyaz751/
Gabddoullah741/
Abdollahieh741/
Abdoullahgi741/
Abdela71185,755/
Apdala71451/
Abdola71184/
Abdoullay71141/
Avdala71115/
Abdoulahe7146/
Abdalo7134/
Abdoulahz7126/
Abdoulahy7124/
Abdoulaha7121/
Abdelahie7113/
Abdoullai7113/
Abdalá7112/
Ebdala7110/
Gabdoulla718/
Habdolahh717/
Aabdalyas714/
Abdelahay714/
Abdoulloh713/
Aabdalhai712/
Havdhalla711/
Aggibdala711/
Apdhaliah711/
Âabdoulah711/
Habdoulla711/
Gabdoulah711/
Abdolahah711/
Abdoolahy711/
Abdolahei711/
Abdalgaay711/
Abdoola67788/
Abdoula67329/
Abdelaa67245/
Abdolai67101/
Havdala6751/
Abdolay6741/
Abdoulahai6735/
Abdoulahii6722/
Abdoulahgi6716/
Abdoulahie679/
Abdelay679/
Abduila677/
Abdoloh676/
Abdollo674/
Abdelai674/
Abdoulahat673/
Abdoulahad672/
Abdoulahyi672/
Abdaloo671/
Apdalia671/
Avdalya671/
Hebdoullah671/
Gaabdoulla671/
Gabdola671/
Abddola671/
Abdeila671/
Abdhola671/
Abdoela671/
Abdolad671/
Abdolaz671/
Abdoulahah671/
Abdoullhai671/
Abdohla671/
Avdaila671/

Abdallah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdallah in the Hindi language
अब्दल्लाहabdallaha-
Abdallah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪbdallh87.5
ﺍﻟﻠﻪallh4.69
ﻋﺒﺪbd3.13

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