Abdulahi Surname

1,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

Abdulahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdulahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria163,9991:1,080142
Somalia75,5321:17825
Ethiopia63,9091:1,526273
Kenya1,9381:23,8292,696
Cameroon7061:29,4183,970
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Somaliland3361:10,417639
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
Sweden2041:48,2683,756
Djibouti1751:5,228394
North Macedonia1601:13,1342,026
Pakistan1001:1,786,43918,003
Kosovo981:18,9992,301
England801:696,47639,547
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Canada641:575,71247,839
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Denmark361:156,79813,614
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Norway311:165,88020,092
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Niger271:710,81516,981
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
France101:6,642,272293,169
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Finland81:687,08836,047
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Abdulahi (239,122) may also be a first name.

Abdulahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdulahi (Hindi: अब्दुलाही, Marathi: दुलाही) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abdulahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abdulahi is the 1,780th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,606 people. The surname Abdulahi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdulahi reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,386th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 239,122 people.

The surname Abdulahi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 163,999 people, or 1 in 1,080. In Nigeria Abdulahi is most numerous in: Kano, where 7 percent are found, Kaduna, where 7 percent are found and Bauchi, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 24 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 21 percent are found.

Abdulahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (78%) in Kenya and Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Abdulahi last name are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abdulahi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 23.3% less than the national average, earning 265,428 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.08% less than the national average, earning $34,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning $32,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdullahi943,045,828/
Abdoulahi9472,134/
Abdulaahi941,291/
Abduulahi94533/
Abdulahhi94340/
Abduilahi94125/
Abdulhahi9489/
Abddulahi9429/
Aabdulahi9427/
Habdulahi9423/
Abdaulahi9421/
Abbdulahi9415/
Ahbdulahi9410/
Abdhulahi949/
Aibdulahi946/
Abduhlahi943/
Abdulahis943/
Abhdulahi942/
Aubdulahi942/
Abdulahih942/
Abduleahi941/
Aybdulahi941/
Abdulahui941/
Abdulahie941/
Abdoullahi8911,228/
Abdullaahi894,775/
Abdulllahi892,457/
Aabdullahi89756/
Abduullahi89406/
Abddullahi89373/
Abbdullahi89340/
Abdullahui89324/
Abdaullahi89190/
Abdullahoi89188/
Gabdoulahi89180/
Abdullahhi89131/
Abduillahi89131/
Aubdullahi89113/
Abdullhahi8986/
Ahbdullahi8973/
Abdoulahio8961/
Aibdullahi8952/
Abhdullahi8950/
Habdullahi8944/
Abduhllahi8935/
Abdoulaahi8933/
Abdouylahi8932/
Aabdoulahi8930/
Abdullahih8924/
Abdullahie8922/
Abdhullahi8921/
Abddoulahi8920/
Abdoulahgi8916/
Abdoulhahi8914/
Abdoulahhi8913/
Abdoulahui8913/
Abdullajhi8910/
Abdoulahie899/
Habdoulahi899/
Abdullahit897/
Atbdullahi896/
Abdoulajhi896/
Abdullauhi895/
Aebdullahi895/
Abdulaehai894/
Abdusllahi894/
Abdoulahoi894/
Abdullahiz893/
Abdutllahi893/
Aybdullahi893/
Abdulahayi892/
Abdgullahi892/
Abdujllahi892/
Abdulahaiy891/
Abduliahih891/
Abdullaehi891/
Ajbdullahi891/
Abduyllahi891/
Abduliahei891/
Aibdoulahi891/
Abduulaahi891/
Abduulhahi891/
Abdoulahid891/
Abdoulahiç891/
Abdoulauhi891/
Aabduliahi891/
Abdilahi8834,690/
Abdulahe882,614/
Avdulahi88353/
Abdulehi889/
Abdulaui883/
Abdulohi881/
Abdoulllahi846/
Abdullahahi844/
Abbbdullahi842/
Haabdullahi841/
Abdhhullahi841/
Ahhbdullahi841/
Abduullahhi841/
Gabdoullahi841/
Abddoullahi841/
Abdulajhijh841/
Abdoulahayi841/
Abdoulayhie841/
Abdoullahgi841/
Abdoullahhi841/
Abdouyllahi841/
Abduulliahi841/
Abdilaahi821,212/
Avdullahi82922/
Abdoulahe8246/
Abdullehi8230/
Abdullahe8228/
Abdolhahi8223/
Abdulaiyi825/
Abdullaei824/
Apdullahi824/
Abdullaui823/
Abdiliahi822/
Abdoulehi822/
Avdulahei821/
Abduliahe821/
Abdulahey821/
Abdoulaui821/
Abdoulohi821/
Avdoulahi821/
Abdolahei821/
Obdullahi821/
Ebdullahi821/
Abdeulahe821/
Abdhilahi821/
Abduilahe821/
Abdulaajhijh8030/
Abdulae805/
Abdullyahahi801/
Gahabdoulahi801/
Abdoulahayyi801/
Abdolllahi785/
Abdollahei784/
Abdoullahe784/
Abdoulayie783/
Abdollahie782/
Abdoulaiye782/
Abdieliahi781/
Habdollahi781/
Abdoulaayi781/
Abdoullehi781/
Aabdollahi781/
Abdhillahi781/
Abdoulae7526/
Abdulaee7514/
Abdullae7511/
Abdilahe752/
Abdulaes751/
Apdilahi751/
Abdollahhei742/
Abdulyaheed741/
Abdollahieh741/
Abdoulahaye741/
Abdoulaey7149/
Abdollahe715/
Abdullaee714/
Abdullaey712/
Abdulhaee712/
Abdullaez711/
Abdouloua711/
Abdouloui711/
Abdoulaaye6730/
Abdoulayye6718/
Abdulaaijhajh671/
Abdoullaey671/
Abdulhayye671/
Abdollahee671/

Abdulahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdulahi in the Hindi language
अब्दुलाहीabdulahi-
Abdulahi in the Marathi language
दुलाहीdulahi50
दूलाहीdulahi50

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