Abdelfattah Surname

13,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Abdelfattah Surname User-submission:

The surname Abdelfattah (Abdel Fattah) means 'servant of the opener', 'servant of the revealer', or 'servant of the conqueror'. It comes from the Arabic words ʻabd (عبد), which means 'servant' or 'worshipper', al-fattāḥ (الفتاح), one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which means 'the opener', 'the revealer', 'the conqueror'.

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Abdelfattah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt26,2671:3,500472
Sudan6,4401:5,825853
Saudi Arabia5,0091:6,160855
Morocco3,2041:10,7601,531
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
Qatar2151:10,9671,206
United Arab Emirates981:93,4938,327
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Canada401:921,14070,350
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
England191:2,932,529101,561
Algeria191:2,033,24043,760
France151:4,428,181244,602
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Oman51:737,5946,889
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Abdelfattah (29,962) may also be a first name.

Abdelfattah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Abdelfattah (Abdel Fattah) means 'servant of the opener', 'servant of the revealer', or 'servant of the conqueror'. It comes from the Arabic words ʻabd (عبد), which means 'servant' or 'worshipper', al-fattāḥ (الفتاح), one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which means 'the opener', 'the revealer', 'the conqueror'.

- adelahmed

Abdelfattah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdelfattah is found most frequently in Egypt. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdelfattah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,338th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 173,828 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Abdelfattah live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 27,915th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 29,962 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 26,267 people, or 1 in 3,500. Excluding Egypt Abdelfattah is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside.

Abdelfattah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abdelfattah surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abdelfattah earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $40,847 CAD per year.

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