Abdu Surname

1,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Abdu 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.

Abdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria172,5161:1,027131
Ethiopia127,4961:765127
Eritrea37,6461:12634
Sudan21,0001:1,786258
Tanzania10,6351:4,978675
Libya5,9611:1,047262
Egypt5,7661:15,9441,872
Cameroon2,7351:7,594958
Philippines1,8171:55,7179,315
Uganda1,3751:28,3923,921
Indonesia1,1541:114,60111,647
Somalia1,1271:11,936805
Kenya8991:51,3685,197
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Malaysia6521:45,2373,614
United Arab Emirates4881:18,7752,209
India4021:1,908,12366,445
Pakistan3171:563,5459,210
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
Niger2411:79,6353,468
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Kazakhstan1661:106,52111,629
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Sweden1581:62,3214,772
Uzbekistan1521:203,4817,475
England1461:381,63126,761
Afghanistan1421:226,4314,024
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada751:491,27542,011
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Tajikistan291:289,1962,354
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Liberia221:200,38813,260
China181:75,962,3094,162
Kyrgyzstan181:331,81428,558
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Honduras151:587,7633,647
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Wales61:515,75523,171
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Djibouti41:228,733966
Gambia41:480,863548
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Comoros11:749,524685
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Abdú (1) are calculated separately.

Abdu (333,532) may also be a first name.

Abdu 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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Abdu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdu (Bengali: আব্দু, Georgian: აბდუ, Hindi: अब्दु, Marathi: अबदूल, Oriya: ଅବଦୁ, Russian: Абду) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Abdú. For other potential spellings of Abdu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,372nd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,427 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abdu are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdu is also the 3,125th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 333,532 people.

The surname Abdu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172,516 people, or 1 in 1,027. In Nigeria Abdu is most prevalent in: Kano, where 21 percent live, Jigawa, where 21 percent live and Bauchi, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria Abdu is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 32 percent live and Eritrea, where 10 percent live.

Abdu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Abdu last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (71%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Abdu are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Abdu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.03% less than the national average, earning 249,081 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.9% less than the national average, earning $37,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdú921/
Abdou89894,331/
Abduh896,749/
Abdus893,863/
Abdau89455/
Abdui89111/
Gabdu8976/
Abddu8958/
Aabdu8947/
Abduu8935/
Abdhu8931/
Abdud8926/
Habdu8922/
Aubdu8913/
Abduj8912/
Abdut899/
Aebdu895/
Abduz894/
Abdeu891/
Aibdu891/
Abdous805,826/
Abdouh803,761/
Gabdou801,295/
Abdoud80467/
Aabdou80336/
Abduch80320/
Abdouy80298/
Abdush80148/
Abddou80128/
Habdou80116/
Abdout8043/
Abdust8043/
Abdhut8041/
Abdoup8036/
Aabdus8012/
Gabdhu809/
Abduss808/
Abdduh808/
Abhdou807/
Âabdou804/
Abdouj804/
Abdoux804/
Abdhus803/
Abdouz803/
Abdahu803/
Aabduh803/
Abddus801/
Gabduu801/
Abduih801/
Ahabdu801/
Abdhou801/
Abdeuh801/
Awdu75119/
Afdu7539/
Apdu757/
Avdu757/
Obdu752/
Abdó752/
Abdouss73839/
Abdouch73203/
Abdoush73184/
Abdoutt7318/
Abdault7310/
Abdouha737/
Abdouys736/
Abdouhe732/
Abdddou732/
Gaabdou732/
Abgeedu731/
Habddou731/
Habdous731/
Habdout731/
Habduha731/
Ahabdou731/
Abddouh731/
Abdoudh731/
Aaabdou731/
Abdousd731/
Abduhha731/
Abdhuua731/
Abdoo678,784/
Avdus67381/
Avdut67217/
Awdou6782/
Afdau6757/
Avdou6730/
Abduhaja6727/
Abdoe6715/
Avdhu6714/
Hawdu6710/
Auwdu676/
Gavdu675/
Avduh675/
Avdui674/
Aabdouss674/
Abdão673/
Afdup673/
Appdu672/
Aufdu671/
Äbdou671/
Aaaabdou671/
Afdou671/
Awdud671/
Eibdu671/
Apdou671/

Abdu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdu in the Georgian language
აბდუabdu-
Abdu in the Oriya language
ଅବଦୁabadu-
Abdu in the Hindi language
अब्दुabdu65.13
अब्दुलabdula10.77
अब्दूabdu8.72
अब़्दूabadu3.59
अब़्दुabadu3.08
अबदूabadu3.08
अबदुabadu2.56
आब्दुabdu0.51
आबडूabadu0.51
Abdu in the Bengali language
আব্দুabdu50
আবদুabadu50
Abdu in the Marathi language
अबदूलabadula50
अबदुलabadula50
Abdu in the Russian language
Абдуabdu-

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