El Abid Surname

147,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Abid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Abid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,8291:12,1871,759
Mauritania831:49,3363,645
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Belgium261:442,17945,013
France171:3,907,219231,005
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

El Abid Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Abid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ) is most common in Morocco. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of El Abid click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Abid? popularity and diffusion

El Abid is the 147,286th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,423,527 people. The surname El Abid occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of El Abid reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 2,829 people, or 1 in 12,187. Without taking into account Morocco it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 3 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Abid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Abid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪalbd64.29
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺑﺪalabd26.19
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪalbyd7.14
ﻟﻌﺒﺪlbd2.38

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Abid
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