Abdallah Surname
Approximately 900,953 people bear this surname
Abdallah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 240,802 | 1:156 | 18 |
| Tanzania | 230,885 | 1:229 | 12 |
| Egypt | 187,195 | 1:491 | 57 |
| Chad | 50,453 | 1:269 | 24 |
| Saudi Arabia | 37,644 | 1:820 | 51 |
| Comoros | 23,205 | 1:32 | 8 |
| Ghana | 18,911 | 1:1,429 | 238 |
| Libya | 17,031 | 1:367 | 59 |
| Kenya | 16,950 | 1:2,724 | 430 |
| France | 8,929 | 1:7,439 | 649 |
| Djibouti | 8,713 | 1:105 | 22 |
| Algeria | 8,265 | 1:4,674 | 729 |
| Madagascar | 6,597 | 1:3,585 | 756 |
| Morocco | 6,373 | 1:5,410 | 647 |
| South Sudan | 4,756 | 1:2,400 | 474 |
| United States | 4,339 | 1:83,535 | 9,467 |
| Niger | 3,264 | 1:5,880 | 510 |
| Nigeria | 2,867 | 1:61,787 | 4,580 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Angola | 2,366 | 1:11,407 | 1,401 |
| Somalia | 1,716 | 1:7,839 | 603 |
| Uganda | 1,381 | 1:28,269 | 3,907 |
| Mauritania | 1,174 | 1:3,488 | 423 |
| Brazil | 1,150 | 1:186,152 | 7,188 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,149 | 1:7,974 | 999 |
| Kuwait | 1,147 | 1:3,314 | 438 |
| DR Congo | 1,108 | 1:66,678 | 7,870 |
| Canada | 701 | 1:52,561 | 6,304 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Qatar | 587 | 1:4,017 | 406 |
| Bahrain | 573 | 1:2,354 | 365 |
| England | 524 | 1:106,332 | 11,110 |
| Tunisia | 498 | 1:1,226 | 92 |
| Oman | 442 | 1:8,344 | 1,152 |
| Sweden | 438 | 1:22,481 | 1,857 |
| Philippines | 434 | 1:233,268 | 35,601 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Australia | 417 | 1:64,738 | 7,754 |
| Germany | 415 | 1:193,989 | 22,411 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| Spain | 245 | 1:190,825 | 13,260 |
| Indonesia | 227 | 1:582,596 | 46,553 |
| Thailand | 166 | 1:425,532 | 74,519 |
| Denmark | 156 | 1:36,184 | 3,772 |
| Cameroon | 152 | 1:136,639 | 15,295 |
| Venezuela | 152 | 1:198,711 | 5,422 |
| Belgium | 151 | 1:76,137 | 12,057 |
| Iraq | 147 | 1:238,243 | 5,207 |
| Jordan | 140 | 1:63,160 | 5,663 |
| Netherlands | 113 | 1:149,444 | 22,442 |
| Mauritius | 89 | 1:14,533 | 3,065 |
| Switzerland | 82 | 1:100,158 | 10,705 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Argentina | 70 | 1:610,620 | 43,172 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Israel | 53 | 1:161,465 | 16,670 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| Syria | 51 | 1:378,451 | 4,826 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Greece | 45 | 1:246,218 | 37,554 |
| Burkina Faso | 44 | 1:417,093 | 6,319 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Senegal | 35 | 1:416,553 | 1,967 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Costa Rica | 30 | 1:159,336 | 2,242 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 26 | 1:4,245 | 679 |
| Lebanon | 25 | 1:225,483 | 8,917 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Nicaragua | 20 | 1:301,054 | 3,003 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Cyprus | 8 | 1:110,610 | 8,315 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1:1,972,303 | 1,775 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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.
(Turkish.) The servant of God.
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.
- sabdalaThis name originates mostly from Lebanon but traces back to Islamic names that can be used for Hajj. It is an Arabic name.
- amiradallahThis surname is a Somali spelling of the Arabic surname Abdullah, which means 'slave of God'.
- abdurahmaanAbdallah Demographics
Average Abdallah Salary in
United States
$47,830 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Abdallah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdallah in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्दल्लाह | abdallaha | - |
| Abdallah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ | bdallh | 87.5 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﻪ | allh | 4.69 |
| ﻋﺒﺪ | bd | 3.13 |
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