El Abed Surname
Approximately 18,863 people bear this surname
El Abed Surname User-submission:
The surname El Abed means 'the follower of Allah'.
El Abed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 6,598 | 1:4,005 | 599 |
| Mauritania | 4,244 | 1:965 | 128 |
| Jordan | 2,662 | 1:3,322 | 673 |
| Morocco | 1,840 | 1:18,737 | 2,884 |
| Syria | 1,259 | 1:15,330 | 1,209 |
| France | 381 | 1:174,338 | 27,146 |
| Tunisia | 320 | 1:1,908 | 206 |
| Algeria | 280 | 1:137,970 | 18,675 |
| Lebanon | 241 | 1:23,390 | 2,681 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Palestine | 166 | 1:27,403 | 3,807 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| United Arab Emirates | 90 | 1:101,803 | 8,801 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Spain | 76 | 1:615,158 | 28,427 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
El Abed (216) may also be a first name.
El Abed Surname Meaning
El Abed Demographics
El Abed Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Abed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Abed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Abed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ) is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Abed? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,489th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 386,341 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of El Abed live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 37 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. El Abed is also the 614,549th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 216 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 6,598 people, or 1 in 4,005. In Yemen El Abed is primarily concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 87 percent reside, Amanat Al Asimah, where 8 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 22 percent reside and Jordan, where 14 percent reside.
El Abed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the El Abed last name is primarily Sunni (73%) in Lebanon.
El Abed earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.19% less than the national average, earning $42,138 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Abied | 93 | 259 | / |
| El Aabed | 93 | 137 | / |
| El Abeid | 93 | 91 | / |
| El Habed | 93 | 2 | / |
| El Abe | 92 | 3 | / |
| El Abid | 86 | 3,007 | / |
| El-Abed | 86 | 453 | / |
| El Abes | 86 | 4 | / |
| El Awed | 86 | 1 | / |
| El Aber | 86 | 1 | / |
| El Abey | 86 | 1 | / |
| El Aibe | 86 | 1 | / |
| El Ebed | 86 | 1 | / |
| El Abyd | 86 | 1 | / |
| El Aabid | 80 | 513 | / |
| El Abeer | 80 | 303 | / |
| El Habet | 80 | 138 | / |
| El Ebied | 80 | 136 | / |
| El Haber | 80 | 74 | / |
| El Obeid | 80 | 32 | / |
| El Haibe | 80 | 26 | / |
| El Obied | 80 | 9 | / |
| El Aoued | 80 | 9 | / |
| El Aswed | 80 | 4 | / |
| El Haved | 80 | 3 | / |
| El-Abeïd | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Ebeid | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Habes | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Abidh | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Ebeed | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Abher | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Abi | 77 | 27 | / |
| El Aby | 77 | 6 | / |
| El Habees | 75 | 318 | / |
| El Havedh | 75 | 134 | / |
| El Oubeid | 75 | 11 | / |
| El Ajweed | 75 | 4 | / |
| El Asoued | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Haoued | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Habett | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Gaby | 71 | 1,584 | / |
| El Habi | 71 | 487 | / |
| El Asbi | 71 | 307 | / |
| El Aibi | 71 | 206 | / |
| El Haby | 71 | 123 | / |
| El-Abid | 71 | 12 | / |
| El Gabi | 71 | 10 | / |
| El Ahbi | 71 | 4 | / |
| El Atbi | 71 | 4 | / |
| El Abis | 71 | 4 | / |
| El Aaby | 71 | 2 | / |
| El Abaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| El Haba | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Aiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Assoued | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Haiba | 67 | 932 | / |
| El Habit | 67 | 611 | / |
| El Hasbi | 67 | 341 | / |
| El Haibi | 67 | 298 | / |
| El Hajbi | 67 | 242 | / |
| El Heibe | 67 | 67 | / |
| El Havid | 67 | 36 | / |
| El-Habet | 67 | 32 | / |
| El Haiby | 67 | 21 | / |
| El-Obeid | 67 | 19 | / |
| El-Haber | 67 | 18 | / |
| El Ashby | 67 | 10 | / |
| El-Obied | 67 | 9 | / |
| El Abaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| El Obaid | 67 | 5 | / |
| El Hayba | 67 | 5 | / |
| El Asbhy | 67 | 4 | / |
| El Hajby | 67 | 2 | / |
| El-Haibe | 67 | 2 | / |
| El Haybi | 67 | 2 | / |
| El Habay | 67 | 1 | / |
El Abed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Abed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ | albd | 90.92 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺑﺪ | alabd | 8.55 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪ | albyd | 0.18 |
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