Abdullah Surname

200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,658,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Abdullah Surname Definition:

(Arabic) The servant of God.

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Abdullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen515,4631:515
Iraq501,4471:7010
Afghanistan367,5151:879
Bangladesh221,1501:72169
Egypt196,8661:46750
Pakistan165,2551:1,081171
Saudi Arabia126,8041:2439
Indonesia111,3741:1,187101
Malaysia64,9161:45446
Sudan63,2801:59373
Syria54,2301:35647
Eritrea50,9321:9324
Philippines39,2891:2,577183
Nigeria31,6171:5,603703
United Arab Emirates20,7831:44143
Kuwait17,7791:21414
India14,5191:52,8323,616
Palestine12,6441:36020
Libya9,3671:667138
United States8,1631:44,4035,437
Iran8,0051:9,5921,306
Kenya5,6961:8,1071,065
Brunei5,4251:774
Somalia5,0491:2,664265
Oman4,4081:837116
Israel3,5781:2,392284
Jordan3,5191:2,513484
Lebanon3,2861:1,715328
Ghana3,0481:8,8651,206
England2,3781:23,4313,260
South Africa2,0081:26,9813,446
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Sri Lanka1,9001:10,9521,572
Thailand1,7811:39,6624,326
Tanzania1,6301:32,4803,819
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Bahrain1,3811:977116
Sweden1,0941:9,001815
Qatar1,0921:2,159188
Australia7991:33,7874,454
Canada7671:48,0395,831
Turkey7461:104,3189,004
Norway3031:16,9712,087
Maldives3021:1,338144
Germany2871:280,50729,430
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Netherlands2321:72,79012,363
Denmark1961:28,8002,986
Spain1901:246,06315,834
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Russia1511:954,45774,620
Trinidad and Tobago1191:11,4621,557
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
France951:699,18788,446
Finland941:58,4766,828
Wales901:34,3843,434
Scotland891:60,1554,924
Tunisia891:6,8611,141
Nepal741:384,8783,933
Kazakhstan731:242,22621,508
Ireland641:73,5774,518
Azerbaijan611:158,1824,552
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Northern Cyprus591:5,4071,112
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Greece411:270,23940,426
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Romania361:557,71941,269
Bulgaria351:199,39710,926
China351:39,066,3302,096
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Japan261:4,917,08838,984
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
Malta241:17,9281,021
Guyana221:34,6463,602
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Austria151:567,69652,281
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Panama131:300,9437,078
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Djibouti91:101,659734
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Albania61:485,67618,535
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Belize61:59,2462,743
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Dominica51:15,178463
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Macau41:150,408604
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Comoros11:749,524685
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Abdullah (3,212,480) may also be a first name.

Abdullah Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Arabic) The servant of God.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name, meaning 'servant of God' (Allah).

Abdala in Brazil might commonly be borne by Lebanese immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century. In Lebanon, it might originally represent a Christian surname - not Muslim.

- sabdala

Abdeldayem means 'the Immortal's servant', referring to Allah's (God's) servant, and every Muslim surname that starts with Abd has the same symbolic meaning.

- abdelrahmanabdeldayem

This name originates mostly from Lebanon but traces back to Islamic names that can be used for Hajj. It is an Arabic name.

- amiradallah

This surname is a Somali spelling of the Arabic surname Abdullah, which means 'slave of God'.

- abdurahmaan

This is a Somali variation of the Arabic surname Abdullah, meaning 'slave of God'.

- abdurahmaan

This surname means 'servant of God' or 'God's follower'.

- bossconte

This surname means 'slave of Allah' in Arabic.

- muf69420

Abdullah Last Name Facts

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

Abdullah (Arabic: عبداللـه, Bengali: আব্দুল্লাহ, Dhivehi: ު‫ޢަބްދުﷲ, Georgian: აბდულლაჰ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Hindi: अब्दुल्लाह, Marathi: दुाह, Oriya: ଅବଦୁଲା) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdullah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 200th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,741 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Abdullah live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 29 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 147th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 3,212,480 people.

The last name Abdullah is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 515,463 people, or 1 in 51. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Taiz Governorate, where 22 percent reside, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Other than Yemen this last name occurs in 161 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 19 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside.

Abdullah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Abdullah has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Abdullah surname rose 237,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abdullah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Abdullah surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (82%) in Kenya, Sunni (29%) in Lebanon and Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Abdullah surname are 7.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abdullah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.08% less than the national average, earning €4,782 per year; in Norway they earn 24.37% less than the national average, earning 261,740 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.04% more than the national average, earning R 297,144 per year; in United States they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $38,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning $46,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdullahu942,660/
Abdoullah942,638/
Abdullaha941,288/
Abdullaih94717/
Habdullah94315/
Aabdullah94278/
Abdulllah94251/
Abdaullah94208/
Aibdullah9495/
Abbdullah9471/
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Abdulla93175,074/
Abdulah9338,919/
Abdullahii89347/
Abdullahai89157/
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Gabdoullah8935/
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Abdullai8810,221/
Abdulloh886,360/
Abdullha881,481/
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Abdulaih88508/
Abddulla88205/
Abdullaj88199/
Abdoulla88179/
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Abdullay8814/
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Abdula8661,834/
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Gabddoullah841/
Abdoullahgi841/
Abdullhai82703/
Abdoullay82141/
Abdulahai8285/
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Abdoulahe8246/
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Abdilah808,313/
Abdullo802,790/
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Abdullah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdullah in the Georgian language
აბდულლაჰabdullah-
Abdullah in the Hindi language
अब्दुल्लाहabdullaha86.8
अब़्दुल्लाहabadullaha7.86
अबदुल्लाहabadullaha1.57
अब्दुल्लाabdulla1.15
अब्दूल्लाहabdullaha0.86
अब्दुल्लहabdullaha0.56
अब्दुललाहabdulalaha0.33
अब़्दूल्लाहabadullaha0.17
अब़्दुल्लहabadullaha0.12
अब्दुलाहabdulaha0.11
अब्दुल्लाह़abdullaha0.08
अब्दुललहabdulalaha0.07
अब़्दुल्लाabadulla0.02
अबदुल्लाabadulla0.02
अबदुल्लहabadullaha0.01
आब्दुल्लाहabdullaha0.01
अब़दुल्लाहabadullaha0.01
अबदुलाabadula0.01
अब्दुल्लाीabdullai0.01
असदुल्लाहasadullaha0.01
अब्दुल्लाह़़abdullaha0.01
अव्दुल्लाहavdullaha0.01
अजदुल्लाहajadullaha0.01
अब्दुलabdula0.01
अवदुल्लाavadulla0.01
अब्दुलाabdula0.01
अब्द्ल्लाहabdllaha0.01
्अब्दुल्लाहabdullaha0.01
Abdullah in the Bengali language
আব্দুল্লাহabdullaha80
আব্দুল্লাabdulla20
Abdullah in the Marathi language
दुाहduaha76.19
दुलाहdulaha12.55
अबदुाहabaduaha4.82
दुललाहdulalaha1.52
दुलहकdulahaka0.32
अबदुलाabadula0.27
उबेदुाहubeduaha0.11
दुलहाdulaha0.11
दूलाहdulaha0.11
बाबूलालbabulala0.11
अबदुलabadula0.11
सादुाहsaduaha0.11
नबीउाहnabiuaha0.11
अबुदाहabudaha0.11
दुललहdulalaha0.11
अबदूलabadula0.05
अबदुाहअabaduaha'a0.05
इबादुलाहibadulaha0.05
दूलहाdulaha0.05
दुलखाdulakha0.05
दुलाखdulakha0.05
बाबुलालbabulala0.05
अबुाहाabuaha0.05
दुलहdulaha0.05
दूललाहdulalaha0.05
अबडुलकabadulaka0.05
सादउाहsadauaha0.05
दुलखdulakha0.05
अबदुलाहabadulaha0.05
अबुलैसabulaisa0.05
यदुाहyaduaha0.05
जबेउाहjabeuaha0.05
दुलहेदdulaheda0.05
अबुलासabulasa0.05
दुलाहारdulahara0.05
Abdullah in the Oriya language
ଅବଦୁଲାabadula60
ଅବଦୁଲାହabadulaha16
ଅବୁଲାabula8
ଅବଦୁଲାହାabadulaha4
ଆବଦୁଲାabadula4
ଅୁଲାaula4
ଅବଦୁଲabadula4
Abdullah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪbdallh50
ﻋﺒﺪbd50
Abdullah in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ޢަބްދުﷲuabduallh50
ް‫ޢަބްދުﷲabduallh50
Abdullah in the Arabic language
عبداللـهbdallh-
عبدااللهbdaallh-
عبدللهbdllh-
العبداللهalbdallh-
عبداللهbdallh-

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdullah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis