Abdellah Surname

12,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abdellah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdellah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria12,7981:3,019408
Egypt10,0681:9,1311,118
Sudan8,4001:4,465642
Morocco6,7141:5,135596
Yemen1,5611:16,9281,863
Mauritania1,5531:2,637325
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
France921:721,98690,334
Niger741:259,3528,161
Qatar441:53,5915,826
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
England401:1,392,95161,553
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Abdellah (419,288) may also be a first name.

Abdellah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdellah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdellah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,473rd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 161,805 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Abdellah reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 43 percent reside in Mahgreb. Abdellah is also the 2,442nd most common given name on earth. It is borne by 419,288 people.

The last name Abdellah is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 12,798 people, or 1 in 3,019. In Algeria Abdellah is primarily concentrated in: Oran Province, where 12 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 12 percent reside and Blida Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 22 percent reside and Sudan, where 19 percent reside.

Abdellah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abdellah surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Abdellah earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.31% less than the national average, earning 289,622 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.81% less than the national average, earning $32,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abdellah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdellah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪbdallh78.72
ﺍﻟﻠﻪallh8.51
ﻋﺒﺪbd4.26
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻞbdall4.26
ﻋﺒﺪﻟﻠﻪbdllh2.13
ﻋﺒﺪﻝbdl2.13

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdellah
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