Abdullahi Surname

175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,045,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,553,5661:694
Somalia296,0011:457
Kenya147,0571:31430
Ethiopia28,3321:3,443580
Sudan8,4001:4,465642
Ghana2,3551:11,4741,518
England1,1971:46,5485,852
Somaliland1,1361:3,081315
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
United States8701:416,61936,159
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Sweden7291:13,5071,163
Djibouti7241:1,264143
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Iran3841:199,95416,155
Canada3441:107,10911,509
Afghanistan3051:105,4202,656
United Arab Emirates2391:38,3364,043
Kosovo2051:9,0821,403
Cameroon1551:133,99415,044
Denmark1371:41,2024,292
Norway1351:38,0915,398
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Iceland931:4,087525
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Albania581:50,2426,584
Azerbaijan561:172,3064,810
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
France341:1,953,609166,012
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Finland291:189,54116,328
Wales221:140,66110,115
Qatar191:124,10514,725
China191:71,964,2933,948
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
India161:47,941,586492,263
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Oman71:526,8535,771
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Malta41:107,5681,849
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

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'.

- lanonofratello

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdoullahi9511,228/
Abdullaahi954,775/
Abdulllahi952,457/
Aabdullahi95756/
Abduullahi95406/
Abddullahi95373/
Abbdullahi95340/
Abdullahui95324/
Abdaullahi95190/
Abdullahoi95188/
Abdullahhi95131/
Abduillahi95131/
Aubdullahi95113/
Abdullhahi9586/
Ahbdullahi9573/
Aibdullahi9552/
Abhdullahi9550/
Habdullahi9544/
Abduhllahi9535/
Abdullahih9524/
Abdullahie9522/
Abdhullahi9521/
Abdullajhi9510/
Abdullahit957/
Atbdullahi956/
Abdullauhi955/
Aebdullahi955/
Abdusllahi954/
Abdullahiz953/
Abdutllahi953/
Aybdullahi953/
Abdgullahi952/
Abdujllahi952/
Abdullaehi951/
Ajbdullahi951/
Abduyllahi951/
Abdulahi94308,713/
Abdoulllahi906/
Abdullahahi904/
Abbbdullahi902/
Haabdullahi901/
Abdhhullahi901/
Ahhbdullahi901/
Abduullahhi901/
Gabdoullahi901/
Abddoullahi901/
Abdoullahgi901/
Abdoullahhi901/
Abdouyllahi901/
Abduulliahi901/
Abdoulahi8972,134/
Abdulaahi891,291/
Avdullahi89922/
Abduulahi89533/
Abdulahhi89340/
Abduilahi89125/
Abdulhahi8989/
Abdullehi8930/
Abddulahi8929/
Abdullahe8928/
Aabdulahi8927/
Habdulahi8923/
Abdaulahi8921/
Abbdulahi8915/
Ahbdulahi8910/
Abdhulahi899/
Aibdulahi896/
Abdullaei894/
Apdullahi894/
Abduhlahi893/
Abdulahis893/
Abdullaui893/
Abhdulahi892/
Aubdulahi892/
Abdulahih892/
Abduleahi891/
Aybdulahi891/
Abdulahui891/
Obdullahi891/
Ebdullahi891/
Abdulahie891/
Abdullyahahi861/
Gabdoulahi84180/
Abdoulahio8461/
Abdoulaahi8433/
Abdouylahi8432/
Aabdoulahi8430/
Abddoulahi8420/
Abdoulahgi8416/
Abdoulhahi8414/
Abdoulahhi8413/
Abdoulahui8413/
Abdoulahie849/
Habdoulahi849/
Abdoulajhi846/
Abdolllahi845/
Abdollahei844/
Abdoullahe844/
Abdulaehai844/
Abdoulahoi844/
Abdulahayi842/
Abdollahie842/
Abdulahaiy841/
Abduliahih841/
Abduliahei841/
Habdollahi841/
Aibdoulahi841/
Abduulaahi841/
Abduulhahi841/
Abdoulahid841/
Abdoulahiç841/
Abdoulauhi841/
Abdoullehi841/
Aabdollahi841/
Abdhillahi841/
Aabduliahi841/
Abdilahi8234,690/
Abdulahe822,614/
Avdulahi82353/
Abdullae8211/
Abdulehi829/
Abdulaui823/
Abdulohi821/
Abdollahhei802/
Abdollahieh801/
Abdulajhijh801/
Abdoulahayi801/
Abdoulayhie801/
Abdilaahi781,212/
Abdoulahe7846/
Abdolhahi7823/
Abdollahe785/
Abdulaiyi785/
Abdullaee784/
Abdullaey782/
Abdiliahi782/
Abdoulehi782/
Abdullaez781/
Avdulahei781/
Abduliahe781/
Abdulahey781/
Abdoulaui781/
Abdoulohi781/
Avdoulahi781/
Abdolahei781/
Abdeulahe781/
Abdhilahi781/
Abduilahe781/
Abdulaajhijh7630/
Gahabdoulahi761/
Abdoulahayyi761/
Abdulae755/
Abdoulayie743/
Abdoulaiye742/
Abdieliahi741/
Abdoulaayi741/
Abdoullaey741/
Abdollahee741/
Abdoulae7126/
Abdulaee7114/
Abdilahe712/
Abdulaes711/
Abdulloe711/
Apdilahi711/
Abdulyaheed701/
Abdoulahaye701/
Abdoulaey6749/
Abdulhaee672/
Abdouloua671/
Abdouloui671/

Abdullahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdullahi in the Marathi language
दुाहीduahi-
Abdullahi in the Hindi language
अब्दुल्लाहabdullaha33.33
अब्दुललहीabdulalahi33.33
अब्दुल्लाहीabdullahi33.33

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