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

El Abid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 147,286th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,423,527 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of El Abid reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This last name is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 2,829 people, or 1 in 12,187. Apart from Morocco it occurs 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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