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Where Does The Last Name Abdul Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Abdul (Arabic: لعبد, Bengali: আব্দুল, Dhivehi: ޢަބްދުލް, Georgian: აბდულ, Hindi: अब्दुल, Marathi: दुल, Oriya: ଅବଦୁଲ, Russian: Абдул, Tibetan: ཨབ་དུལ་) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Abdül, Abdúl or Abdůl. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdul? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 128^th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,627 people. The last name Abdul is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Abdul are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15^th most common given name worldwide, borne by 12,163,978 people.

The last name Abdul is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 3,813,665 people, or 1 in 8. In Afghanistan Abdul is most common in: Kabul, where 13 percent live, Herat, where 9 percent live and Kandahar, where 6 percent live. Barring Afghanistan Abdul is found in 174 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Abdul Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Abdul has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Abdul surname increased 322,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abdul Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (51%) in Kenya, Sunni (69%) in Lebanon, Muslim (88%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Abdul surname are 6.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Abdul earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.91% less than the national average, earning €8,135 per year; in Norway they earn 42.61% less than the national average, earning 198,616 kr per year; in Peru they earn 42.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,659 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning R 265,272 per year; in Colombia they earn 47.48% more than the national average, earning $33,480,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $40,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $46,900 CAD per year.