Al Abd Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Al Abd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Abd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Mauritania1061:38,6313,020
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Abd Last Name Facts

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

Al Abd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ) is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Abd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 553,576th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name Al Abd is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Al Abd are found; 47 percent are found in West Asia and 47 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 32 percent are found and Mauritania, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Eabd921/
Al Habd921/
Al Ab913/
Al-Abd83646/
Al Abs8332/
Al Ahb834/
Al Hab831/
Al Habt77179/
Al Aaib7728/
Al Ahab775/
Al Haib772/
Al Habs771/
Al Aabt771/
Al-A'Abd711/
Al Ashhb711/
Al Awt6710/
Al-Abs677/
Al Azp674/
Al Hob674/
Al Hap671/
Al-Hab671/
Al Habsss671/
Al Houb62316/
Al Haft6221/
Al Heib626/
Al-Habs623/
Al-Abgy621/
Al-Hattb571/
Al Hop509/
Al-Hob501/

Al Abd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al Abd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪalbd97.14
ﻟﻌﺒﺪlbd2.86

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Al Abd
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