Abdou Surname

609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Comoros

Abdou 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.

Abdou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger666,0511:291
Egypt47,1341:1,951272
Cameroon43,5231:47729
Comoros27,0511:285
Ethiopia17,3861:5,611887
Chad15,7901:861138
Algeria15,6431:2,470291
Morocco14,2451:2,420182
Benin11,0681:934106
France10,0661:6,599553
Mali6,1311:2,768224
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Mauritania2,3421:1,748221
Togo1,6801:4,314763
Djibouti1,4231:64380
United States1,0591:342,26530,803
Burkina Faso9281:19,7761,376
Ivory Coast8761:26,3371,858
United Arab Emirates7901:11,5981,442
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Gabon4551:4,152740
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Brazil1981:1,081,18337,845
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Spain1711:273,40416,997
England1441:386,93126,993
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Belgium1101:104,51515,788
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Congo741:67,4205,853
Tunisia621:9,8491,643
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Libya361:173,444826
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Austria281:304,12334,120
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Greece251:443,19258,048
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
China111:124,301,9616,553
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Finland71:785,24338,644
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tonga11:107,313791
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Abdou (721,008) may also be a first name.

Abdou 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.

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Abdou Last Name Facts

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

Abdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﻭ) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abdou is the 609th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,149 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abdou live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,333rd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 721,008 people.

Abdou is the most commonly held surname in one country:Niger, where 74 percent live. This surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 666,051 people, or 1 in 29. In Niger Abdou is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 29 percent live, Maradi Region, where 26 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Niger it exists in 95 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Abdou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Abdou surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Abdou last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.92% registered with the party.

The amount Abdou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.97% less than the national average, earning €3,013 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.82% less than the national average, earning R 209,556 per year; in United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $48,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdous915,826/
Abdouh913,761/
Gabdou911,295/
Abdoud91467/
Aabdou91336/
Abdouy91298/
Abddou91128/
Habdou91116/
Abdout9143/
Abdoup9136/
Abdoue9123/
Abhdou917/
Âabdou914/
Abdouj914/
Abdoux914/
Abdouz913/
Abdouè912/
Abdhou911/
Abdo89879,808/
Abdu89395,482/
Abdouss83839/
Abdouch83203/
Abdoush83184/
Abdoutt8318/
Abdouye8311/
Abdouja838/
Abdouha837/
Abdouys836/
Abdouhe832/
Abdouia832/
Abdddou832/
Gaabdou832/
Habddou831/
Habdous831/
Habdout831/
Ahabdou831/
Abddouh831/
Abdoudh831/
Abdouje831/
Abdouji831/
Abdouya831/
Aaabdou831/
Abdousd831/
Abdoo808,784/
Abduh806,749/
Abdus803,863/
Abdoh803,857/
Abduo801,176/
Gabdo801,008/
Abdau80455/
Abdoi80174/
Abddo80128/
Abdui80111/
Awdou8082/
Gabdu8076/
Abddu8058/
Aabdu8047/
Abdue8043/
Abduu8035/
Abdhu8031/
Avdou8030/
Abdud8026/
Habdu8022/
Abdoy8020/
Habdo8016/
Abdoa8016/
Abdoe8015/
Aubdu8013/
Abduj8012/
Abdut809/
Abdos808/
Abdoz805/
Aabdo805/
Abduz804/
Eabdo804/
Abdod803/
Abdot803/
Abdão803/
Abdop803/
Abdho802/
Abdeu801/
Âabdo801/
Aibdo801/
Abhdo801/
Afdou801/
Aibdu801/
Apdou801/
Aabdouss774/
Abdouyae771/
Abdouyah771/
Aaaabdou771/
Abdosh737,310/
Abdoos731,331/
Abduch73320/
Abdush73148/
Abdust7343/
Abdost7342/
Abdhut7341/
Abduje7336/
Abdiyo7324/
Aabdus7312/
Abdhoo7311/
Abdooy7310/
Gabdhu739/
Abdoye739/
Abduss738/
Abdoch738/
Abdduh738/
Abduya737/
Gobdou737/
Abdott736/
Abduia735/
Abdoeh734/
Abdoot734/
Abduye734/
Abdhus733/
Abdahu733/
Aabduh733/
Abdoya732/
Hafdou732/
Abddus731/
Gabduu731/
Abdeau731/
Abdhot731/
Abduji731/
Abduih731/
Oubdou731/
Ahabdu731/
Ampdou731/
Abdioy731/
Abdoha731/
Abdohy731/
Abdoji731/
Abdujo731/
Ajbedo731/
Abduyi731/
Abduyo731/
Abdeuh731/
Abdayu731/
Abdduo731/
Abdouhaya711/
Abda6738,100/
Apdo673,002/
Avdo67487/
Abdoiss67305/
Awdu67119/
Afdu6739/
Afdo6733/
Awdo6713/
Abdault6710/
Goubdou6710/
Obdo678/
Apdu677/
Avdu677/
Abdoieh675/
Abduihi673/
Obdu672/
Abdó672/
Abduiah672/
Hafdhou671/
Gabdoji671/
Abduhia671/
Abgeedu671/
Ábdo671/
Houbdou671/
Habduha671/
Abdejos671/
Abdú671/
Abdohhy671/
Abdooye671/
Abduhha671/
Abdhuua671/

Abdou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﻭbdw89.23
ﻋﺒﺪbd9.59
ﺁﺑﺪﻭabdw0.13
ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻝbdwl0.13
ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻩbdwh0.07
ﺍﺑﺪﻭabdw0.07

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