Abdulrahman Surname

2,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sudan

Abdulrahman Surname User-submission:

The surname Abdirahman is a variant of the Arabic surname Abdulrahman, meaning 'servant to the giver' or 'servant to God'. It is derived from the Arabic words abd, al and rahman.

Abdulrahman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria60,1431:2,945382
Egypt43,7171:2,103288
Sudan40,8801:918113
Saudi Arabia20,8691:1,479152
Philippines6,2481:16,2031,837
Tanzania5,3001:9,9891,295
Kenya2,7731:16,6531,997
Iraq1,9021:18,4131,112
Indonesia1,6571:79,8128,471
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Bahrain1,3081:1,031130
Somalia6371:21,1181,217
Qatar5831:4,045407
Sweden4621:21,3131,765
United Arab Emirates4511:20,3152,357
Kuwait4341:8,7571,230
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
England2251:247,63620,113
Iran2211:347,43223,315
Malaysia1731:170,48710,381
Oman1611:22,9072,009
Pakistan1571:1,137,85913,974
India1511:5,079,903126,627
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Uganda1141:342,45022,679
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Norway641:80,34811,180
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Yemen441:600,57510,941
Australia391:692,19746,687
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Syria291:665,5525,809
Romania281:717,06748,956
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Finland151:366,44725,366
Austria131:655,03358,041
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Libya91:693,7751,982
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Abdulrahman (235,385) may also be a first name.

Abdulrahman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Abdirahman is a variant of the Arabic surname Abdulrahman, meaning 'servant to the giver' or 'servant to God'. It is derived from the Arabic words abd, al and rahman.

- miskyabdirahman

This surname means: 'servent of'.

- abdelrahma

Abdulrahman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdulrahman (Arabic: عبدالرحمن, Hindi: अब्दुलरहमान, Marathi: दुलरहमान) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulrahman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,943rd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,137 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Abdulrahman live; 44 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Abdulrahman is also the 4,450th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 235,385 people.

The last name Abdulrahman is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 60,143 people, or 1 in 2,945. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 12 percent reside, Kaduna, where 11 percent reside and Kwara, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 84 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 23 percent reside and Sudan, where 21 percent reside.

Abdulrahman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (80%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Abdulrahman last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Abdulrahman earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 32.38% less than the national average, earning 234,011 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning R 221,844 per year; in United States they earn 13.03% less than the national average, earning $37,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $43,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdulrahaman9646,637/
Abdullrahman96915/
Abdulrahuman96348/
Abdulrrahman96216/
Abdoulrahman9684/
Aabdulrahman9634/
Abdulrahmaan9630/
Abdulrahmman9610/
Abbdulrahman969/
Abduulrahman967/
Abduhlrahman966/
Abdulrahmann964/
Abdhulrahman962/
Abdulraahman962/
Abdaulrahman962/
Abdulrahhman962/
Habdulrahman962/
Abdulrahmean961/
Abdulrahmanh961/
Abddulrahman961/
Abduilrahman961/
Abdul'rahman961/
Abdulrahmank961/
Abdulrahmhan961/
Ahbdulrahman961/
Abdulraman9514,960/
Abdullrahaman92450/
Abdulrrahaman92156/
Abdoulrahaman92144/
Abdulrahamman9291/
Abdoulrahmane9244/
Abduulrahaman9211/
Abdulrahamann9211/
Abdulraahaman926/
Abdulrahamane925/
Aabdulrahaman924/
Aibdulrahaman923/
Abbdulrahaman923/
Abddulrahaman922/
Abdulrahmmane922/
Ahbdulrahaman922/
Abdulrahahman922/
Abdulrahamand921/
Abdulrahajman921/
Abhdulrahaman921/
Abdulhrahaman921/
Abdullrrahman921/
Abdaulrahaman921/
Abdulrehman911,803/
Abdulrohman911,305/
Abdulrahmon911,086/
Abdullraman91652/
Abdulrhaman91446/
Abdulrraman91125/
Abdoulraman9196/
Abdulramman9158/
Abdulhraman9123/
Abdulraaman9114/
Abdulramhan919/
Abdulramaan918/
Abdulrajman918/
Abdulrauman916/
Abdulramann915/
Abdulraiman914/
Abdulrasman913/
Abdulrheman912/
Apdulrahman911/
Avdulrahman911/
Habdulraman911/
Abdulramahn911/
Abdulramanh911/
Aabdulraman911/
Abdulrahmanova88645/
Abdoulrahamane88575/
Abdoullrahmane881/
Abdoulrahamman881/
Abdulrahatmant881/
Abdulrahamon87258/
Abdoulramane8765/
Abdulrrohman8712/
Abdullrhaman877/
Abdullrehman877/
Abhdulraaman875/
Aabdulrhaman875/
Abdulrrhaman873/
Abdulraahmon873/
Abdoulrhaman873/
Abdullhraman872/
Avdul'rahman871/
Avdulrahaman871/
Abdulrhamman871/
Abdulrrahmam871/
Abdullrahmon871/
Abdullramman871/
Abduhlraaman871/
Abdulrehmaan871/
Abdulrrehman871/
Abdulramon861,858/
Abdulroman86121/
Abdulramam8651/
Abdulreman8627/
Abdolraman861/
Abdullrahmanova851/
Abdoulrahammane851/
Abdoulrhamane839/
Abdullrahamon833/
Abdulramanova832/
Abdoolrahaman831/
Abdulrahahmam831/
Abdulramahamn831/
Aabdulrahamon831/
Abdoolraman8264/
Abdullramon8210/
Abdulrhamon8210/
Abdulramoon826/
Abdulremhan825/
Abdulraimon823/
Abdulramohn823/
Abdulrhamam823/
Aabdulramon822/
Abdulraamon821/
Abdulramoun821/
Abdulramham821/
Abdulraamam821/
Abdulrramon821/
Abdullramam821/
Abdullreman821/
Aubdulroman821/
Abdulreimane781/
Abdoulrahamoune771/
Abdulramom768/
Abdulromon761/
Abdullromon733/

Abdulrahman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdulrahman in the Hindi language
अब्दुलरहमानabdularahamana85.61
अबदुलरहमानabadularahamana5.3
अब्दुलabdula3.03
अब्दुर्रहमानabdurrahamana2.27
अब्दुलर्रहमानabdularrahamana1.52
अब्दुलरर्हमानabdularar'hamana0.76
अब्दुल्रहमानabdulrahamana0.76
अब्दुलरह्मानabdularahmana0.76
Abdulrahman in the Marathi language
दुलरहमानdularahamana35
दुलरहमाdularahama20
दुलरहेमानdularahemana10
रहमानrahamana10
दुलःमानdulahmana10
दुरहमानdurahamana5
सलमानsalamana5
दुलरिहमानdularihamana5
Abdulrahman in the Arabic language
عبدالرحمنbdalrhmn-

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