Abdllahi Surname

135,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abdllahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdllahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2071:55,2364,193
Mauritania701:58,4984,137
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abdllahi (973) may also be a first name.

Abdllahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdllahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdllahi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 135,670th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,200,346 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdllahi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdllahi is also the 258,394th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 973 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,207 people, or 1 in 55,236. In Nigeria Abdllahi is most frequent in: Kano, where 27 percent are found, Jigawa, where 12 percent are found and Bauchi, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Abdllahi occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Abdllahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abdllahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdllahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪbdallh60
ﺍﻟﻠﻪallh20
ﻋﺒﺪﻟﻠﻪbdllh20

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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 Abdllahi
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