Cabdulaahi Surname

244,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Cabdulaahi Surname User-submission:

This surname is a Somali spelling of the Arabic surname Abdullah, which means 'slave of God'.

Cabdulaahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,5681:8,579636
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Djibouti91:101,659734
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Cabdulaahi (1,755) may also be a first name.

Cabdulaahi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a Somali spelling of the Arabic surname Abdullah, which means 'slave of God'.

- abdurahmaan

Cabdulaahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cabdulaahi occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cabdulaahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Cabdulaahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cabdulaahi is the 244,182nd most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,465,408 people. The last name Cabdulaahi is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Cabdulaahi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Cabdulaahi is also the 182,798th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 1,755 people.

The surname is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,568 people, or 1 in 8,579. Excluding Somalia this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside and Djibouti, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cabdulahi956,984/
Cabdullaahi951,049/
Cabdulgaahi951/
Cabdullahi905,135/
Cabdilaahi90948/
Cabdulahid906/
Cabdilahi84405/
Kabdulahi843/
Cabdulehi841/
Kabdullahi801/

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