Abdillahi Surname

7,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Abdillahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdillahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland37,5181:9325
Djibouti27,9361:337
Somalia6,6661:2,018199
Kenya2,9521:15,6441,873
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Comoros7961:942139
Nigeria3421:517,96125,616
England3251:171,44015,745
Tanzania2901:182,55715,833
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
France791:840,79499,796
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Norway611:84,30011,704
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Finland181:305,37222,464
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Abdillahi (35,839) may also be a first name.

Abdillahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdillahi is found in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abdillahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdillahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abdillahi is the 7,108th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,224 people. The last name Abdillahi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abdillahi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 24,291st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 35,839 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Somaliland, where it is carried by 37,518 people, or 1 in 93. Without taking into account Somaliland this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 35 percent live and Somalia, where 8 percent live.

Abdillahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Abdillahi surname is principally Muslim (85%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Abdillahi surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Abdillahi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning 258,068 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning $35,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.6% less than the national average, earning $37,462 CAD per year.

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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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