Elabd Surname

24,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elabd Surname User-submission:

Elabd is a an Arabic word. The literal meaning of it is 'the slave'. It is usually used as an adjective to describe one's situation if they were slaves.

Legend has it that the Elabd family originated from Kurdish Iraq in early 19th century.

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Elabd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt17,7551:5,178665
Saudi Arabia2,1471:14,3722,004
Mauritania1,4091:2,906354
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Qatar251:94,32010,875
France171:3,907,219231,005
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England151:3,714,537119,675
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Elabd (19) may also be a first name.

Elabd Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Elabd is a an Arabic word. The literal meaning of it is 'the slave'. It is usually used as an adjective to describe one's situation if they were slaves.

Legend has it that the Elabd family originated from Kurdish Iraq in early 19th century. A young and enthusiastic entrepreneur at the time Ali, the main father of the family, moved to Egypt to start his farming trade. Ali was dark skinned and at the time Egyptians were prone to being extremely racist. As such Ali was nicknamed Ali The Slave or "Ali Elabd" written in Arabic "علي العبد".

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Elabd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elabd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elabd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,751st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 333,954 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Elabd live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 81 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Elabd is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Elabd is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 17,755 people, or 1 in 5,178. Barring Egypt Elabd is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and Mauritania, where 6 percent reside.

Elabd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elabd surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elabd earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.12% more than the national average, earning $63,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elaabd91442/
El'abd91142/
Elhabd911/
Elgabd911/
Eleabd911/
Elab8950/
Alabd803,565/
Eliab802,284/
Ellab80145/
Elhab8027/
Elaib807/
Helab807/
Ealab804/
Gelab804/
Elyab802/
Elaab802/
Elgab802/
Elayb802/
Elasb801/
Eilab801/
Eslab801/
Elabh801/
Hellab7310/
Elabgy734/
Elhaib733/
Heslab733/
Gellab733/
Elahab731/
Eliabh731/
Eulhab731/
Aleabd731/
Alaabd731/
Ellyab731/
Helgab731/
Heulab731/
Ellebd731/
Elleab731/
Eliasb731/
Helaib731/
Elap67226/
Ilab6768/
Elav677/
Elob675/
Alaabdh672/
Allhabd671/
Gehllab671/
Elhahab671/
Hollabd671/

Elabd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elabd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪalbd98.22
ﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪlbyd0.51
ﺍﻟﻠﻌﺒﺪallbd0.25
ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺪalyd0.25
ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪalbyd0.25

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