Abdillahi

Name: Abdillahi: recorded bearers, distribution and rank
Creator: Mondonomo
Published: 2026-09-12

surname · French · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Abdillahi is a surname, most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom. In Djibouti it is the 19th most common surname. It appears chiefly in French and Swahili, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: variant of Abdullah, 'servant of God'.

rarermore common

FRFrance1 in 1.9M◐
USUnited States1 in 2.2M
DJDjibouti1 in 968

carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.

: ≈1.0K ●
Sources: 128 ●
: 1 in 17K ◐

Meaning & origin●

variant of Abdullah, 'servant of God'

Sources 1

African Muslim Names

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world●

Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.

Where Abdillahi is recorded, by country
Country						Most common spelling	Sources
GB United Kingdom	—	572	393 rec.	—	—	Abdillahi	52
NO Norway	—	326△	74 rec.	1 in 17K	326	—	14
KE Kenya	—	308	289 rec.	—	—	Abdillahi	22
SE Sweden	—	267	416 rec.	1 in 38K	267	Abdillahi	16
TR Türkiye	—	211	423 rec.	—	—	Abdillahi	10
CA Canada	—	161	191 rec.	—	1	Abdillahi	33
US United States	—	152	2.1K rec.	1 in 2.2M	326	Abdillahi	74
NG Nigeria	—	106	180 rec.	—	—	Abdillahi	10
AU Australia	—	106	165 rec.	—	—	Abdillahi	20
FI Finland	—	83△	14 rec.	1 in 67K	83	—	7
DK Denmark	—	74	0 rec.	1 in 79K	74	—	1
TZ Tanzania	—	71	205 rec.	—	1	Abdillahi	18
NL Netherlands	—	60	62 rec.	1 in 288K	60	Abdillahi	20
DE Germany	—	55	70 rec.	—	listed	Abdillahi	18
FR France	—	36	2K rec.	1 in 1.9M	36	Abdillahi	128
CH Switzerland	—	23△	6 rec.	1 in 365K	23	Abdillahi	2
DJ Djibouti	#19	10	115 rec.	—	28K	Abdillahi	18
AT Austria	—	10	10 rec.	—	—	Abdillahi	5
AO Angola	—	7	8 rec.	—	—	Abdillahi	1
BE Belgium	—	6	231 rec.	1 in 2M	6	Abdillahi	11
YT Mayotte	—	—	0 rec.	—	5	—	1
PL Poland	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
CZ Czechia	—	—	—	—	2	—	—

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.

Languages●

French2.5K31%
Swahili2K26%
English1K13%
Arabic6168%
Norwegian Bokmål3264%

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Languages in which the name is recorded
Name	Records	Note
French	2,473	31%
Swahili	2,018	26%
English	1,039	13%
Arabic	616	8%
Norwegian Bokmål	326	4%

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Abdillahi is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

Arabic surname1.4K records spelled Abdillahi4 spellings in the group
Most recorded in Türkiye, Djibouti, United States, Somalia
Also written Åbdìllähî, Ãbdìllãhï

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Over time●

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Abdillahi in SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023), Sweden, 1999–2020
Year	records
1999	29
2000	30
2001	30
2002	27
2003	27
2004	29
2005	30
2006	34
2007	37
2008	40
2009	43
2010	44
2011	47
2012	48
2013	57
2014	63
2015	68
2016	73
2017	77
2018	84
2019	85
2020	87

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 22 years between 1999–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

Ayanleh Abdi Abdillahib. 2004DJDjiboutian athletics competitor
Hassan AbdillahiSOSomali journalist and social activist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Attested in 27 sources across 16 countries.

Official registers attesting Abdillahi
Country	Register	Year	Count	Rank
DJ Djibouti	This page presents a list of common family names in Djibouti, illustrating the richness of Djiboutian identity, publishe	2026	28K	#7
US United States	Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020	2020	326	#65,688
NO Norway	SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)	—	326	#4,634
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	267	#3,291
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	252	#4,453
US United States	Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010	2010	152	#115,034
NO Norway	SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)	—	108	#7,380
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2020	87	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2019	85	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2018	84	—
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	83	#19,713
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2017	77	—
DK Denmark	Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)	—	74	#7,302
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2016	73	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2015	68	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2014	63	—
NL Netherlands	CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007)	2007	60	#27,407
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2013	57	—
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	55	#7,926
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	55	#7,426
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2012	48	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2011	47	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2010	44	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2009	43	—
FI Finland	DVV — Sukunimitilasto (Finnish surnames register)	—	41	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2008	40	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2007	37	—
FR France	INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)	1991	36	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2006	34	—
FI Finland	DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register)	—	30	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2005	30	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2001	30	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2000	30	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2004	29	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	1999	29	—
DK Denmark	Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)	—	28	#3,522
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2003	27	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2002	27	—
FI Finland	DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register)	—	26	—
CH Switzerland	BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames)	2024	23	#33,003
FR France	INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)	1981	15	—
FR France	INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)	1971	14	—
NL Netherlands	Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018)	—	10	#17,921
BE Belgium	Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register)	2008	6	#90,605
YT Mayotte	INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 976 (Mayotte)	2019	5	#73
CA Canada	Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01)	1997	5	—
YT Mayotte	INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 976 (Mayotte)	2016	5	#69
YT Mayotte	INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 976 (Mayotte)	2014	5	#52
DJ Djibouti	Journal Officiel — Decret 2023-028, listes des candidats (legislatives 2023)	2023	4	#7
FR France	INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)	1961	4	—
CZ Czechia	MVČR — living population register 2017	—	2	#30,877
PL Poland	dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)	—	2	#35,210
PL Poland	dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)	2026	2	#30,128
DJ Djibouti	Journal Officiel — Decret 2023-028, listes des candidats (legislatives 2023)	2023	2	#8
CA Canada	Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender	2022	1	#2,090
TZ Tanzania	INEC Special Gazette 2021 — 2020 parliamentary election results	2020	1	#29
FR France	INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)	1941	1	—
FR France	INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)	1931	1	—
DE Germany	Stadt München Open Data — Vornamen von Nulljährigen	2016	—	—
US United States	wru Name Dictionary — US surnames (Census 2010 + voter-file supplement)	—	—	—

Reference works 2

Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Abdillahi?: We estimate roughly 1.0 thousand people bear Abdillahi (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.
In which country does Abdillahi have the most bearers?: Abdillahi is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled abdillahi.
How common is Abdillahi compared with other names?: In Djibouti, Abdillahi is the 19th most common surname of 62 surnames recorded there.
What does the name Abdillahi mean?: Recorded meaning: variant of Abdullah, 'servant of God'

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About this data

● measured from records◐ inferred from the name graph○ machine-generated

Data snapshot 2026-09-12. Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Abdillahi” — the 19th most common surname in Djibouti. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.

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