Abdel Surname

468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Abdel Surname User-submission:

The surname Abdel comes from the Arabic word abd, which means 'servant of' or 'slave of'. In this context it implies 'slave of God'.

Abdel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq673,3211:528
Egypt186,8291:49258
Syria95,7201:20227
Sudan45,3601:827102
Saudi Arabia36,3721:84854
Morocco17,6191:1,957123
Yemen15,7751:1,675258
Ethiopia8,8541:11,0171,638
Libya8,5151:733162
Jordan3,3681:2,625519
Chad2,9851:4,554714
United Arab Emirates1,9631:4,667592
Kuwait1,9481:1,951245
Cameroon1,9181:10,8291,447
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Togo1,6801:4,314763
France1,2111:54,8497,254
United States1,1761:308,21328,304
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Palestine1,0261:4,4341,008
Algeria8061:47,9308,343
Iran7651:100,3699,814
Bahrain6761:1,995298
Mali5811:29,207949
Lebanon5661:9,9601,501
Oman4901:7,5261,046
Qatar4681:5,038535
Canada4251:86,6969,595
Austria3121:27,2934,325
Germany3081:261,38127,997
Italy2711:225,67031,359
Belgium2621:43,8807,161
Venezuela2041:148,0594,594
England1931:288,69522,251
Netherlands1931:87,49814,492
Mauritania1871:21,8981,946
Niger1241:154,7745,614
Greece951:116,62919,564
Tunisia951:6,4281,048
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
Ukraine781:583,62464,418
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Spain711:658,47929,555
Australia621:435,41534,362
Benin601:172,26017,125
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
Israel391:219,42720,804
Central African Republic361:125,42835
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Serbia231:310,65015,551
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Sweden181:547,04239,827
China141:97,665,8265,141
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Mauritius111:117,5837,967
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Croatia71:604,08640,820
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Panama71:558,8949,437
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales71:442,07621,198
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Congo61:831,51616,072
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Gambia41:480,863548
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Comoros11:749,524685
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Abdél (4) & Abdèl (1) are calculated separately.

Abdel (1,478,973) may also be a first name.

Abdel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Abdel comes from the Arabic word abd, which means 'servant of' or 'slave of'. In this context it implies 'slave of God'.

- syedhumaid109

Abdel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdel (Georgian: აბდელ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪ, Hindi: अब्देल, Marathi: देल, Russian: Абдель) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Abdél or Abdèl. For other potential spellings of Abdel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abdel is the 468th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,526 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Abdel reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 502nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 1,478,973 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 673,321 people, or 1 in 52. Not including Iraq this last name occurs in 133 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Syria, where 9 percent are found.

Abdel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abdel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abdel last name expanded 16,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,608 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abdel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Abdel surname is principally Maronite (31%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Abdel are 0.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abdel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.11% less than the national average, earning €8,375 per year; in Colombia they earn 87.05% more than the national average, earning $42,465,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning $44,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdél934/
Abdèl931/
Abdoel91911/
Abdell91610/
Abduel91588/
Abdiel91302/
Abdelh9121/
Abdeel9110/
Gabdel914/
Aabdel911/
Abddel911/
Habdel911/
Abdl891,721/
Abdellh83308/
Abdiehl831/
Abddelh831/
Gabdeel831/
Abdil801,558/
Afdel80736/
Abdlh80140/
Avdel8018/
Abdyl8015/
Aubdl8011/
Abdül8010/
Apdel802/
Ebdel802/
Awdel801/
Abd'l801/
Abddl801/
Abdll801/
Abdelová773/
Abdelova772/
Abdelllh771/
Abdill73168/
Abdllh73161/
Gavdel7323/
Abduul7323/
Ebdell7321/
Gabdil7318/
Abduil7315/
Auvdel7313/
Gobdel7310/
Hawdel733/
Afdael732/
Aabdil731/
Havdel731/
Aabddl731/
Abddil731/
Habdil731/
Obdiel731/
Obdell730/
Abdelglil711,320/
Hobdell67412/
Hafdell67141/
Havdell676/
Apdl672/
Obdl671/
Aabduul671/
Hapdoel671/
Abdlova671/
Abdduul671/

Abdel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdel in the Georgian language
აბდელabdel-
Abdel in the Marathi language
देलdela-
Abdel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪbd98.48
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻝbdal0.05
ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻝbdwl0.05
Abdel in the Hindi language
अब्देलabdela92.86
अबदेलabadela7.14
Abdel in the Russian language
Абдельabdel-

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