Abdallahi Surname

41,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abdallahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdallahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania11,0601:37048
Nigeria5471:323,84417,780
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Algeria1681:229,95025,696
Djibouti1501:6,100439
France1241:535,66773,425
Niger601:319,8679,444
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080

Abdallahi (13,474) may also be a first name.

Abdallahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdallahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdallahi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,399th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 577,689 people. Abdallahi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abdallahi live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Abdallahi is also the 50,026th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 13,474 people.

This last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11,060 people, or 1 in 370. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 20 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 14 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Somalia, where 3 percent are found.

Abdallahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Abdallahi surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Abdallahi are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Abdallahi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.11% less than the national average, earning $34,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abdallahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdallahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪbdallh92.05
ﻋﺒﺪbd4.4
ﺍﻟﻠﻪallh2.54
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻠﻪbdalllh0.17
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar0.17

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Footnotes

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