Abdem Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abdem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Abdem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﻡ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abdem.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abdem is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Abdem are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 50 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 25 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdeem913/
Abdeme911/
Abden806,497/
Abdne805,446/
Avdem8089/
Afdem8053/
Abdim8015/
Abdym802/
Awdem801/
Abdeen7385,437/
Abdien734,020/
Abdaim73743/
Abdhim7345/
Aufdem7331/
Abdaym7316/
Abdden738/
Aspdem734/
Abdoen733/
Aabden732/
Habden731/
Gabden731/
Abdenn731/
Asbden730/
Aabdeen67246/
Abddaim67154/
Abddeen6725/
Abdn675/
Abdenne673/
Aabdien672/
Abddaym672/
Habdeen671/
Abdinne671/
Aibeden671/
Aabduen671/
Aubdeen671/
Abdaime671/

Abdem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﻡbdm87.5
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻡbdam12.5

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdem
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