Sabdullah Surname

213,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sabdullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabdullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,8491:54,7539,112
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Sabdullah (817) may also be a first name.

Sabdullah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sabdullah (Hindi: सब्दुल्लाह) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabdullah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,822nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,785,738 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sabdullah reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sabdullah is also the 285,953rd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 817 people.

The last name Sabdullah is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,849 people, or 1 in 54,753. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 53 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 35 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sabdullah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabdullah in the Hindi language
सब्दुल्लाहsabdullaha-

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Footnotes

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