Abdulrasheed Surname

26,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abdulrasheed Surname User-submission:

Abdulrasheed or Abdulrashid is an Arabic surname meaning 'thinker' or 'counselor'.

Abdulrasheed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria18,6971:9,4741,036
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Pakistan4321:413,5287,702
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
India741:10,365,748197,751
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England51:11,143,612252,590
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Abdulrasheed (36,609) may also be a first name.

Abdulrasheed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Abdulrasheed or Abdulrashid is an Arabic surname meaning 'thinker' or 'counselor'.

- drdoomham

Abdulrasheed Last Name Facts

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

Abdulrasheed (Hindi: अब्दुलरसीद, Marathi: दुलरशीद) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Abdulrasheed click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulrasheed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abdulrasheed is the 26,092nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 353,404 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Abdulrasheed live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,878th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 36,609 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 18,697 people, or 1 in 9,474. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kwara, where 18 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Abdulrasheed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Abdulrasheed earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abdulrasheed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdulrasheed in the Hindi language
अब्दुलरसीदabdularasida-
Abdulrasheed in the Marathi language
दुलरशीदdularasida83.33
अबदुलरिशदabadularisada16.67

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