Abdam Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Abdam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Abdam (77) may also be a first name.

Abdam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻡ, Hindi: आबदम, Russian: Абдам) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abdam.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Abdam are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Abdam is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 77 people.

Abdam is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,009,574. In Afghanistan Abdam is primarily found in: Kabul, where 38 percent are found, Khost, where 13 percent are found and Badakhshan, where 6 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdaim91743/
Abddam9162/
Abdaym9116/
Abdame913/
Habdam912/
Abdham911/
Abdaïm911/
Abddaim83154/
Abdaham837/
Abddaym832/
Abddham831/
Abddaïm831/
Abdasim831/
Abdaime831/
Abdan8010,425/
Obdam80447/
Abdom8032/
Awdam807/
Afdam806/
Avdam805/
Ebdam802/
Abddaime774/
Abdashym774/
Abdaahmd771/
Abdamova771/
Abdane73852/
Abdain73395/
Habdan73254/
Abdean73197/
Abdoum7340/
Abdank7326/
Aabdan7324/
Abdome738/
Abdaan735/
Aibdan733/
Abdhan733/
Abdang731/
Abdand731/
Gabdan731/
Avhdam731/
Habdank67173/
Aabdane674/
Habdane673/
Abdahan672/
Aabdean671/
Gabdain671/
Abdaine671/
Abdasin671/
Abdanne671/
Habdańk671/
Abdahne671/
Gafddam671/

Abdam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻡbdam-
Abdam in the Hindi language
आबदमabadama-
Abdam in the Russian language
Абдамabdam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdam
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