Abdirizak Surname

55,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Abdirizak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdirizak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,0641:9,1191,170
Somalia3,8721:3,474325
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England221:2,532,63991,802
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Abdirizak (44,554) may also be a first name.

Abdirizak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdirizak occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdirizak? popularity and diffusion

Abdirizak is the 55,918th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 802,858 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abdirizak live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 20,337th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 44,554 people.

The surname Abdirizak is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,064 people, or 1 in 9,119. In Kenya Abdirizak is primarily found in: Mandera County, where 46 percent are found, Wajir County, where 24 percent are found and Garissa County, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 43 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Abdirizak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Abdirizak last name is primarily Muslim (82%) in Kenya.

Abdirizak earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning $20,900 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdirizak
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