Abdelghani Surname

14,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Abdelghani Surname User-submission:

In Islam, God (Allah) has 99 names. El Ghani is one of them and it means 'the rich'. Abd in Arabic means 'human', 'individual', 'slave' or 'creation'. When precceded with Abd (Abd-Elghani), it means 'creation of the rich'.

Abdelghani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen13,4181:1,969305
Iraq10,9991:3,184355
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Egypt3,5691:25,7602,877
Algeria1,3651:28,3025,143
Morocco1,3631:25,2943,996
Syria1,3241:14,5781,151
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
United Arab Emirates6751:13,5741,667
Kuwait6361:5,976823
Jordan3021:29,2803,756
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
France1351:492,02069,079
Palestine621:73,3696,107
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Tunisia321:19,0823,053
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Lebanon201:281,8549,826
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Oman131:283,6904,528
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Abdelghani (149,759) may also be a first name.

Abdelghani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Islam, God (Allah) has 99 names. El Ghani is one of them and it means 'the rich'. Abd in Arabic means 'human', 'individual', 'slave' or 'creation'. When precceded with Abd (Abd-Elghani), it means 'creation of the rich'.

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This surname comes from an Arabic masculine noun, compound addition. And the rich: He is God who does not need anyone in anything, and everyone needs him. This is the absolute rich, and no one shares his quality.

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Abdelghani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdelghani is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Abdelghani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdelghani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abdelghani is the 14,419th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 188,382 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Abdelghani reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Abdelghani is also the 7,003rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 149,759 people.

This surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 13,418 people, or 1 in 1,969. In Yemen Abdelghani is primarily found in: Taiz Governorate, where 52 percent live, Aden Governorate, where 11 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 10 percent live. Excluding Yemen Abdelghani exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 28 percent live and Sudan, where 9 percent live.

Abdelghani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Abdelghani surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the party.

The amount Abdelghani earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.62% less than the national average, earning $36,955 CAD per year.

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