Abdo Surname

617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Abdo Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word abdu, which translates from Arabic to 'the servant of' (presumptuously God). Abdu, Abdou, Abdo are different variants of one word عبده.

Abdo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt240,2471:38334
Yemen237,4351:1119
Sudan71,9611:52166
Syria69,6681:27738
Eritrea57,5761:8319
Libya47,6861:13112
Ethiopia45,3961:2,149376
Saudi Arabia27,6661:1,11597
Morocco22,1181:1,55976
Niger12,2851:1,562188
Lebanon10,3371:54592
Jordan7,1701:1,233183
Palestine4,9361:922132
United States2,7291:132,81713,967
Djibouti2,6211:34951
Brazil2,2061:97,0423,644
Algeria2,1771:17,7453,249
Kuwait2,0151:1,886232
Iraq1,6721:20,9461,193
Somalia1,3721:9,805694
United Arab Emirates1,3551:6,762872
Israel1,2291:6,9631,073
Argentina9581:44,6173,764
Pakistan7671:232,9125,387
Canada4311:85,4899,489
Iran4221:181,94915,100
Mexico4191:296,2446,716
Sweden3871:25,4442,070
England3701:150,58914,397
Kenya3301:139,93911,339
Qatar2871:8,216893
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Philippines2731:370,83648,923
Oman2571:14,3501,599
Australia2201:122,70813,477
Ecuador1721:92,4766,018
Somaliland1681:20,834879
France1581:420,39761,236
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Chile1371:128,5874,557
Nigeria1301:1,362,63753,337
Colombia851:562,0487,373
Romania851:236,21022,608
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Venezuela781:387,2328,103
Spain771:607,16928,212
Tunisia751:8,1421,365
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Angola491:550,8002,323
Cuba481:240,0574,737
Guatemala481:335,0564,665
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
Wales411:75,4766,450
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Greece281:395,70752,747
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Austria171:500,90847,931
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
China141:97,665,8265,141
Norway131:395,56035,657
India121:63,922,115578,870
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Finland71:785,24338,644
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Panama61:652,04310,051
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Abdó (2) & Ábdo (1) are calculated separately.

Abdo (1,711,785) may also be a first name.

Abdo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word abdu, which translates from Arabic to 'the servant of' (presumptuously God). Abdu, Abdou, Abdo are different variants of one word عبده.

- noura

This surname means 'Allah's slave' or 'God 's slave'.

- abdotb

Abdo Last Name Facts

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

Abdo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪ, Hindi: आबदो, Russian: Абдо) occurs most in Egypt. It may also appear in the variant forms: Abdó or Ábdo. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 617th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 8,283 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Abdo are found; 44 percent are found in North Africa and 41 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 394th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 1,711,785 people.

The last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 240,247 people, or 1 in 383. Aside from Egypt Abdo is found in 129 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 27 percent reside and Sudan, where 8 percent reside.

Abdo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Abdo last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (34%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Abdo last name are 8.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abdo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning 410,697 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning R 205,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.66% less than the national average, earning $15,968,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $47,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $53,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdó922/
Ábdo921/
Abdou89894,331/
Abdoo898,784/
Abdoh893,857/
Abduo891,176/
Gabdo891,008/
Abdoi89174/
Abddo89128/
Abdoy8920/
Habdo8916/
Abdoa8916/
Abdos898/
Abdoz895/
Aabdo895/
Eabdo894/
Abdod893/
Abdot893/
Abdop893/
Abdho892/
Âabdo891/
Aibdo891/
Abhdo891/
Abdosh807,310/
Abdous805,826/
Abdouh803,761/
Abdoos801,331/
Gabdou801,295/
Abdoud80467/
Aabdou80336/
Abddou80128/
Habdou80116/
Abdout8043/
Abdost8042/
Abdoup8036/
Abdhoo8011/
Abdooy8010/
Abdoch808/
Abhdou807/
Abdott806/
Âabdou804/
Abdoot804/
Abdoux804/
Abdouz803/
Abdhot801/
Abdhou801/
Abdoha801/
Abdohy801/
Ajbedo801/
Abdduo801/
Abda7538,100/
Apdo753,002/
Avdo75487/
Afdo7533/
Awdo7513/
Obdo758/
Ebdo756/
Abdouss73839/
Abdoiss73305/
Abdouch73203/
Abdoush73184/
Abdoutt7318/
Abdddou732/
Gaabdou732/
Habddou731/
Habdous731/
Habdout731/
Ahabdou731/
Abddouh731/
Abdohhy731/
Abdoudh731/
Aaabdou731/
Abdousd731/
Abdat6710,423/
Abdah67790/
Abdad67536/
Abdau67455/
Abtda67369/
Habda67278/
Gabda67183/
Abdas67109/
Ebdoy67102/
Awdou6782/
Apdos6758/
Hebdo6751/
Abdha6747/
Gawdo6732/
Avdou6730/
Aabda6729/
Abdaa6729/
Avdoi6722/
Aibda6720/
Gobdo6718/
Eavdo6716/
Abdaz6715/
Havdo6712/
Gafdo6712/
Afdho679/
Avdoo679/
Apdop675/
Aabdouss674/
Abdda673/
Avdot672/
Gapdo672/
Abdga672/
Afdod672/
Gavdo671/
Abdeu671/
Abhda671/
Obduo671/
Äbdou671/
Aaaabdou671/
Afdos671/
Afdou671/
Ebdoo671/
Obdoo671/
Apdou671/

Abdo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪbd75
ﻋﺒﺪﻭbdw25
Abdo in the Hindi language
आबदोabado33.33
अब्दोabdo33.33
अबदोabado33.33
Abdo in the Russian language
Абдоabdo-

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Abdo Reference & Research

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