Abdi Surname

298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,786,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Abdi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia902,4631:152
Ethiopia230,5221:42356
Kenya229,3331:20113
Iran130,4111:58965
Somaliland129,0411:276
Algeria32,3031:1,19683
Djibouti29,8341:315
Tanzania21,1481:2,503332
Sudan13,7201:2,734389
Indonesia9,7521:13,5611,699
Mauritania8,1311:50470
Syria6,3891:3,021361
Saudi Arabia4,4921:6,869956
Afghanistan4,4751:7,185594
Morocco3,9191:8,7971,170
United States3,9171:92,53510,396
Iraq3,0341:11,543866
England2,9921:18,6222,667
Sweden2,2961:4,289405
India1,5681:489,20024,764
Kazakhstan1,5181:11,6491,794
Canada1,3811:26,6803,559
France1,2041:55,1687,306
Egypt1,1901:77,2576,997
Pakistan1,1371:157,1194,198
Israel8981:9,5301,459
Yemen8181:32,3053,007
Norway5331:9,6481,036
Jordan5071:17,4412,717
Netherlands4661:36,2396,099
United Arab Emirates4631:19,7892,309
Denmark4291:13,1581,272
North Macedonia3711:5,6641,048
Australia3551:76,0448,891
Kuwait3471:10,9531,529
Spain3451:135,51310,234
Turkey3091:251,84917,407
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Niger3041:63,1322,947
Belgium2901:39,6446,486
Qatar2711:8,701956
Palestine2631:17,2962,923
Uganda2221:175,85314,786
Tunisia2051:2,979414
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Kosovo1611:11,5641,665
Lebanon1541:36,6043,499
Finland1481:37,1404,776
Bulgaria1451:48,1303,341
Germany1431:562,97546,225
Malaysia971:304,06416,606
Albania931:31,3344,834
Wales821:37,7383,712
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Romania651:308,89027,566
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
South Sudan491:232,961594
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Singapore341:161,9916,884
China291:47,149,0202,555
Kyrgyzstan281:213,30920,787
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Malta241:17,9281,021
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Greece211:527,60966,013
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Zambia141:1,132,13730,603
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Eritrea91:527,989318
Samoa91:21,534479
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Oman61:614,6626,082
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

The alternate forms: Àbdi (1) are calculated separately.

Abdi (729,386) may also be a first name.

Abdi Last Name Facts

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

Abdi (Arabic: ألعبدي, Georgian: აბდი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﻱ, Hindi: आब्दी, Marathi: आबदी, Russian: Абди) is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Àbdi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abdi is the 298th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,080 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Abdi reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Abdi is also the 1,307th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 729,386 people.

The surname Abdi is most frequent in Somalia, where it is borne by 902,463 people, or 1 in 15. Other than Somalia it is found in 137 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.

Abdi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Abdi surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (92%) in Kenya and Syriac Orthodox (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Abdi are 7.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.55% registered with the party.

The amount Abdi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.58% less than the national average, earning 247,160 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.4% less than the national average, earning R 75,096 per year; in United States they earn 23.83% less than the national average, earning $32,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.48% less than the national average, earning $37,023 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Àbdi921/
Abdie894,264/
Abdii89973/
Aabdi89715/
Abdai89227/
Abdiş89217/
Abdei89203/
Abdoi89174/
Abdio89150/
Abdhi89122/
Habdi89121/
Abdui89111/
Abdis8983/
Gabdi8948/
Abdih8928/
Abddi8923/
Abdit8913/
Abdij8911/
Abdid8911/
Abdiy8910/
Abdiç897/
Aibdi892/
Abdiz891/
Abtdi891/
Abdieh8075/
Abdiss8053/
Abdish8047/
Abdich8043/
Abdais8023/
Aabdai8012/
Abdhie807/
Abdeid806/
Gabdhi804/
Gabdai803/
Abdiea802/
Abdiey801/
Aabddi801/
Aabdip801/
Aibedi801/
Abduih801/
Habdai801/
Habdiy801/
Abdioy801/
Abdaia801/
Abda7538,100/
Abdy756,333/
Abde755,268/
Avdi75790/
Afdi75218/
Awdi75184/
Apdi7548/
Obdi7539/
Ebdi7522/
Abdé7516/
Abdj753/
Abdı751/
Abdoiss73305/
Abdicht731/
Hafdi675,473/
Abder67726/
Abdeh67381/
Abtda67369/
Gavdi67343/
Avdis67315/
Abdee67292/
Habda67278/
Habde67272/
Oubdi67240/
Abdaj67166/
Avdii67161/
Avdei6798/
Abdey6784/
Abdez6754/
Abdha6747/
Abday6746/
Havdi6743/
Abded6730/
Aabda6729/
Gabde6729/
Abdaa6729/
Abdea6726/
Abdet6723/
Avdoi6722/
Hapdi6720/
Abdoy6720/
Aibda6720/
Hebdi6720/
Abdes6719/
Abdoa6716/
Avdij6714/
Abduj6712/
Hawdi6712/
Gapdi6712/
Aavdi679/
Habdy679/
Abdde678/
Gobdi677/
Afdie677/
Avdiç677/
Awdis676/
Awdhi675/
Awdid675/
Apdiş675/
Awdie674/
Avdui674/
Ebdai674/
Avdiy673/
Afdai673/
Abdda673/
Avdhi672/
Hobdi672/
Aabde672/
Eebdi671/
Gabdy671/
Abddy671/
Abdeu671/
Aapdi671/
Abdyp671/
Abhda671/
Aivdi671/
Appdi671/
Avdiš671/
Ebdei671/
Apdis671/
Habdicht671/
Abdhe671/
Abdje671/
Avdai671/
Asbde671/
Apdiç671/
Anpdi671/
Obdih671/
Auwdi671/
Aibde671/
Affdi671/
Awdai671/

Abdi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdi in the Georgian language
აბდიabdi-
Abdi in the Marathi language
आबदीabadi88.24
अबदीabadi11.76
Abdi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﻱbdy84.63
ﻋﺒﺪﻯbdy11.24
ﻋﺒﺪbd3.08
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪﻱalbdy0.27
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪalbd0.24
ﻋﺒﻴﺪﻱbydy0.1
ﻟﻌﺒﺪﻱlbdy0.07
ﺍﻋﺒﻴﺪﻯabydy0.07
ﺍﻋﺒﺪﻱabdy0.07
ﻋﺒﺪﺏbdb0.03
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪﻯalbdy0.03
ﻋﺒﻴﺪﻯbydy0.03
ﻋﺒﻴﺪbyd0.03
ﺳﻴﺪﻥsydn0.03
ﺑﺎﺩﻱbady0.03
ﻋﻴﺪﻯydy0.03
Abdi in the Hindi language
आब्दीabdi66.26
आबदीabadi24.08
अब्दीabdi3.44
आब़्दीabadi2.77
अबदीabadi1.44
आबदिabadi1.22
आबडीabadi0.11
अब्दिabdi0.11
आब्दिाabdia0.11
आबइीabaii0.11
आब्दिabdi0.11
अब़्दीabadi0.11
Abdi in the Russian language
Абдиabdi-
Abdi in the Arabic language
ألعبديalbdy-
لعبديlbdy-
العابديalabdy-
عابديabdy-
العبدىalbdy-
عبديbdy-
عبدىbdy-
العبديalbdy-

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