Abdel Surname
Approximately 1,116,761 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 673,321 | 1:52 | 8 |
| Egypt | 186,829 | 1:492 | 58 |
| Syria | 95,720 | 1:202 | 27 |
| Sudan | 45,360 | 1:827 | 102 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,372 | 1:848 | 54 |
| Morocco | 17,619 | 1:1,957 | 123 |
| Yemen | 15,775 | 1:1,675 | 258 |
| Ethiopia | 8,854 | 1:11,017 | 1,638 |
| Libya | 8,515 | 1:733 | 162 |
| Jordan | 3,368 | 1:2,625 | 519 |
| Chad | 2,985 | 1:4,554 | 714 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,963 | 1:4,667 | 592 |
| Kuwait | 1,948 | 1:1,951 | 245 |
| Cameroon | 1,918 | 1:10,829 | 1,447 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Togo | 1,680 | 1:4,314 | 763 |
| France | 1,211 | 1:54,849 | 7,254 |
| United States | 1,176 | 1:308,213 | 28,304 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Palestine | 1,026 | 1:4,434 | 1,008 |
| Algeria | 806 | 1:47,930 | 8,343 |
| Iran | 765 | 1:100,369 | 9,814 |
| Bahrain | 676 | 1:1,995 | 298 |
| Mali | 581 | 1:29,207 | 949 |
| Lebanon | 566 | 1:9,960 | 1,501 |
| Oman | 490 | 1:7,526 | 1,046 |
| Qatar | 468 | 1:5,038 | 535 |
| Canada | 425 | 1:86,696 | 9,595 |
| Austria | 312 | 1:27,293 | 4,325 |
| Germany | 308 | 1:261,381 | 27,997 |
| Italy | 271 | 1:225,670 | 31,359 |
| Belgium | 262 | 1:43,880 | 7,161 |
| Venezuela | 204 | 1:148,059 | 4,594 |
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| Netherlands | 193 | 1:87,498 | 14,492 |
| Mauritania | 187 | 1:21,898 | 1,946 |
| Niger | 124 | 1:154,774 | 5,614 |
| Greece | 95 | 1:116,629 | 19,564 |
| Tunisia | 95 | 1:6,428 | 1,048 |
| Philippines | 86 | 1:1,177,189 | 93,405 |
| Ukraine | 78 | 1:583,624 | 64,418 |
| Argentina | 73 | 1:585,526 | 41,795 |
| Spain | 71 | 1:658,479 | 29,555 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Benin | 60 | 1:172,260 | 17,125 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Kazakhstan | 42 | 1:421,012 | 32,439 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Central African Republic | 36 | 1:125,428 | 35 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Serbia | 23 | 1:310,650 | 15,551 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Senegal | 14 | 1:1,041,382 | 3,211 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Mauritius | 11 | 1:117,583 | 7,967 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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'.
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Abdel Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdél | 93 | 4 | / |
| Abdèl | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abdoel | 91 | 911 | / |
| Abdell | 91 | 610 | / |
| Abduel | 91 | 588 | / |
| Abdiel | 91 | 302 | / |
| Abdelh | 91 | 21 | / |
| Abdeel | 91 | 10 | / |
| Gabdel | 91 | 4 | / |
| Aabdel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abddel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Habdel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abdl | 89 | 1,721 | / |
| Abdellh | 83 | 308 | / |
| Abdiehl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abddelh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gabdeel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abdil | 80 | 1,558 | / |
| Afdel | 80 | 736 | / |
| Abdlh | 80 | 140 | / |
| Avdel | 80 | 18 | / |
| Abdyl | 80 | 15 | / |
| Aubdl | 80 | 11 | / |
| Abdül | 80 | 10 | / |
| Apdel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ebdel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awdel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abd'l | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abddl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abdll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abdelová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abdelova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abdelllh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abdill | 73 | 168 | / |
| Abdllh | 73 | 161 | / |
| Gavdel | 73 | 23 | / |
| Abduul | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ebdell | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gabdil | 73 | 18 | / |
| Abduil | 73 | 15 | / |
| Auvdel | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gobdel | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hawdel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afdael | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aabdil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Havdel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aabddl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abddil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habdil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obdiel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obdell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abdelglil | 71 | 1,320 | / |
| Hobdell | 67 | 412 | / |
| Hafdell | 67 | 141 | / |
| Havdell | 67 | 6 | / |
| Apdl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obdl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabduul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapdoel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abdlova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abdduul | 67 | 1 | / |
Abdel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel in the Georgian language | ||
| აბდელ | abdel | - |
| Abdel in the Marathi language | ||
| देल | dela | - |
| Abdel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺪ | bd | 98.48 |
| ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻝ | bdal | 0.05 |
| ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻝ | bdwl | 0.05 |
| Abdel in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्देल | abdela | 92.86 |
| अबदेल | abadela | 7.14 |
| Abdel in the Russian language | ||
| Абдель | abdel | - |
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