Abdullahi Surname
Approximately 3,045,828 people bear this surname
Abdullahi Surname User-submission:
The Abdullahi surname derives from the name Abdullah, which is used in the horn of Africa. The name Abdullah is an Arabic name that comes from abd Allah, which means 'servant of god' or 'servant of Allah'.
Abdullahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,553,566 | 1:69 | 4 |
| Somalia | 296,001 | 1:45 | 7 |
| Kenya | 147,057 | 1:314 | 30 |
| Ethiopia | 28,332 | 1:3,443 | 580 |
| Sudan | 8,400 | 1:4,465 | 642 |
| Ghana | 2,355 | 1:11,474 | 1,518 |
| England | 1,197 | 1:46,548 | 5,852 |
| Somaliland | 1,136 | 1:3,081 | 315 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| United States | 870 | 1:416,619 | 36,159 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Sweden | 729 | 1:13,507 | 1,163 |
| Djibouti | 724 | 1:1,264 | 143 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Iran | 384 | 1:199,954 | 16,155 |
| Canada | 344 | 1:107,109 | 11,509 |
| Afghanistan | 305 | 1:105,420 | 2,656 |
| United Arab Emirates | 239 | 1:38,336 | 4,043 |
| Kosovo | 205 | 1:9,082 | 1,403 |
| Cameroon | 155 | 1:133,994 | 15,044 |
| Denmark | 137 | 1:41,202 | 4,292 |
| Norway | 135 | 1:38,091 | 5,398 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| Netherlands | 96 | 1:175,908 | 25,337 |
| Iceland | 93 | 1:4,087 | 525 |
| Malaysia | 58 | 1:508,521 | 25,379 |
| Albania | 58 | 1:50,242 | 6,584 |
| Azerbaijan | 56 | 1:172,306 | 4,810 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 1:300,210 | 16,548 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Abdullahi (1,799,271) may also be a first name.
Abdullahi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Abdullahi surname derives from the name Abdullah, which is used in the horn of Africa. The name Abdullah is an Arabic name that comes from abd Allah, which means 'servant of god' or 'servant of Allah'.
- lanonofratelloThis surname is a Somali spelling of the Arabic surname Abdullah, which means 'slave of God'.
- abdurahmaanThis is a Somali variation of the Arabic surname Abdullah, meaning 'slave of God'.
- abdurahmaanThis surname means 'servant of God' or 'God's follower'.
- bossconteThis surname means 'slave of Allah' in Arabic.
- muf69420Abdullahi Demographics
Average Abdullahi Salary in
United States
$32,591 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abdullahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdullahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abdullahi (Hindi: अब्दुल्लाह, Marathi: दुाही) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdullahi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 175th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,393 people. The surname Abdullahi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdullahi live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdullahi is also the 367th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 1,799,271 people.
Abdullahi is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,553,566 people, or 1 in 69. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 17 percent are found, Katsina, where 9 percent are found and Bauchi, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Abdullahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abdullahi last name are 32.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.42% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Abdullahi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.4% less than the national average, earning 254,698 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.7% less than the national average, earning R 17,340 per year; in United States they earn 24.47% less than the national average, earning $32,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $40,816 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abdullahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullahi in the Marathi language | ||
| दुाही | duahi | - |
| Abdullahi in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्दुल्लाह | abdullaha | 33.33 |
| अब्दुललही | abdulalahi | 33.33 |
| अब्दुल्लाही | abdullahi | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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