Alabi Surname
Approximately 190,043 people bear this surname
Alabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 178,940 | 1:990 | 124 |
| Ghana | 3,948 | 1:6,844 | 922 |
| Benin | 1,692 | 1:6,109 | 828 |
| England | 1,149 | 1:48,493 | 6,053 |
| United States | 1,048 | 1:345,858 | 31,065 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| India | 178 | 1:4,309,356 | 113,912 |
| Philippines | 147 | 1:688,695 | 70,564 |
| Ivory Coast | 134 | 1:172,173 | 7,731 |
| Brazil | 120 | 1:1,783,953 | 57,833 |
| Argentina | 111 | 1:385,076 | 29,732 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Ireland | 104 | 1:45,278 | 3,395 |
| El Salvador | 87 | 1:72,918 | 1,450 |
| Burkina Faso | 71 | 1:258,480 | 4,957 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Iceland | 25 | 1:15,204 | 1,298 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
The alternate forms: Alabí (1) are calculated separately.
Alabi (25,763) may also be a first name.
Alabi Demographics
Alabi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Alabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alabi (Arabic: العيضي, Bengali: আলবী, Georgian: ალაბი, Hindi: अलबी, Marathi: अलबी, Oriya: ଆଲାବି) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Alabí. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alabi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,956th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,347 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alabi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alabi is also the 31,267th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 25,763 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178,940 people, or 1 in 990. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 18 percent live, Oyo, where 17 percent live and Kwara, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Alabi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (69%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Alabi last name are 41.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.29% registered with the party.
The amount Alabi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.93% less than the national average, earning R 145,128 per year; in United States they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning $49,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,167 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alabi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alabi in the Georgian language | ||
| ალაბი | alabi | - |
| Alabi in the Hindi language | ||
| अलबी | alabi | - |
| Alabi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲାବି | alabi | 68.18 |
| ଆଲବି | alabi | 18.18 |
| ଆଲାବୀ | alabi | 9.09 |
| ଆଳାବିାଲସିଂ | alabialasim | 4.55 |
| Alabi in the Bengali language | ||
| আলবী | alabi | 50 |
| অলবি | alabi | 50 |
| Alabi in the Marathi language | ||
| अलबी | alabi | 44.44 |
| अलाबी | alabi | 25 |
| आलबी | alabi | 20.83 |
| आलाबी | alabi | 5.56 |
| एलबी | elabi | 4.17 |
| Alabi in the Arabic language | ||
| العيضي | alydy | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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