Abdu Surname
Approximately 395,482 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172,516 | 1:1,027 | 131 |
| Ethiopia | 127,496 | 1:765 | 127 |
| Eritrea | 37,646 | 1:126 | 34 |
| Sudan | 21,000 | 1:1,786 | 258 |
| Tanzania | 10,635 | 1:4,978 | 675 |
| Libya | 5,961 | 1:1,047 | 262 |
| Egypt | 5,766 | 1:15,944 | 1,872 |
| Cameroon | 2,735 | 1:7,594 | 958 |
| Philippines | 1,817 | 1:55,717 | 9,315 |
| Uganda | 1,375 | 1:28,392 | 3,921 |
| Indonesia | 1,154 | 1:114,601 | 11,647 |
| Somalia | 1,127 | 1:11,936 | 805 |
| Kenya | 899 | 1:51,368 | 5,197 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Malaysia | 652 | 1:45,237 | 3,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 488 | 1:18,775 | 2,209 |
| India | 402 | 1:1,908,123 | 66,445 |
| Pakistan | 317 | 1:563,545 | 9,210 |
| United States | 313 | 1:1,158,016 | 83,004 |
| Niger | 241 | 1:79,635 | 3,468 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Kazakhstan | 166 | 1:106,521 | 11,629 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Sweden | 158 | 1:62,321 | 4,772 |
| Uzbekistan | 152 | 1:203,481 | 7,475 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Afghanistan | 142 | 1:226,431 | 4,024 |
| Brazil | 120 | 1:1,783,953 | 57,833 |
| Russia | 102 | 1:1,412,971 | 98,464 |
| Oman | 100 | 1:36,880 | 2,528 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Tajikistan | 29 | 1:289,196 | 2,354 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 1:331,814 | 28,558 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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 Religious Adherence
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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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Abdú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abdu is the 1,372nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 18,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Abdu live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdu is also the 3,125th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 333,532 people.
Abdu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172,516 people, or 1 in 1,027. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 21 percent reside, Jigawa, where 21 percent reside and Bauchi, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Abdu is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 32 percent reside and Eritrea, where 10 percent reside.
Abdu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (71%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abdu last name are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.98% registered to vote for 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
Abdu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdu in the Georgian language | ||
| აბდუ | abdu | - |
| Abdu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅବଦୁ | abadu | - |
| Abdu in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्दु | abdu | 65.13 |
| अब्दुल | abdula | 10.77 |
| अब्दू | abdu | 8.72 |
| अब़्दू | abadu | 3.59 |
| अब़्दु | abadu | 3.08 |
| अबदू | abadu | 3.08 |
| अबदु | abadu | 2.56 |
| आब्दु | abdu | 0.51 |
| आबडू | abadu | 0.51 |
| Abdu in the Bengali language | ||
| আব্দু | abdu | 50 |
| আবদু | abadu | 50 |
| Abdu in the Marathi language | ||
| अबदूल | abadula | 50 |
| अबदुल | abadula | 50 |
| Abdu in the Russian language | ||
| Абду | abdu | - |
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