Abdelkadir Surname

45,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Abdelkadir Surname User-submission:

Abdelkadir is an Arabic surname, which means 'slave of the almighty'.

In Islam Allah/God has 99 names (Kadir or Qader).

If someone names a child with one if the names of Allah/God, you must place Abdul or Abdel before the name.

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Abdelkadir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,4641:9,3221,414
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Algeria171:2,272,44444,120
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales61:515,75523,171
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Abdelkadir (8,887) may also be a first name.

Abdelkadir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Abdelkadir is an Arabic surname, which means 'slave of the almighty'.

In Islam Allah/God has 99 names (Kadir or Qader).

If someone names a child with one if the names of Allah/God, you must place Abdul or Abdel before the name. Abd means 'slave' and el means 'the'; abdel means 'slave of the' followed by one of the 99 names of Allah/God.

Examples:

Abdulaziz.

Abduljabbar.

Abdulhaque.

Abdulhakeem.

Abdulwahed.

Abdullah.

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This surname derives from abd, meaning 'servant', and elgadir (one of the names of God), meaning 'the capable', 'the powerful'.

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Abdelkadir Last Name Facts

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

Abdelkadir is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdelkadir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,879th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 644,916 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abdelkadir live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Abdelkadir is also the 66,281st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 8,887 people.

The last name Abdelkadir is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 10,464 people, or 1 in 9,322. Aside from Ethiopia Abdelkadir exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 5 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Abdelkadir Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Abdelkadir earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning $50,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.15% less than the national average, earning $23,275 CAD per year.

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