Find out how popular the last name Abdulahi is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abdulahi.

Abdulahi, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abdulahi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdulahi in America

Abdulahi is the 47706th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdulahi surname appeared 444 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abdulahi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdulahi to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abdulahi

The surname Abdulahi is of Arabic origin and it can be traced back to the 7th century AD in the Arabian Peninsula. The name is derived from the Arabic words "Abd" meaning "servant" and "Al-Lahi" meaning "of God". This combination signifies "servant of God" or "servant of the Almighty".

During the 7th century, the spread of Islam across the Middle East and North Africa led to the adoption of Arabic names by many people, including those of non-Arab descent. The name Abdulahi became particularly popular among Muslim communities in the Horn of Africa region, which includes countries like Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abdulahi can be found in ancient Arabic manuscripts and historical records from the medieval period. One notable person with this surname was Abdulahi ibn Yasin, a Moroccan Muslim scholar and theologian who lived in the 12th century and founded the Almoravid movement.

In the 13th century, the name Abdulahi appeared in several chronicles and records from the Somali region, indicating its widespread use among the local population. One famous Somali figure with this surname was Abdulahi al-Qutbi, a 16th-century scholar and poet who was renowned for his contributions to the Somali literary tradition.

Throughout history, the name Abdulahi has been associated with various places and regions in the Horn of Africa, including the ancient city of Zeila (now in Somaliland), the Somali coast, and the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. The name has also been carried by individuals from other parts of the Islamic world, such as the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa.

Other notable individuals with the surname Abdulahi include Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed, a 20th-century Somali politician who served as the second President of Somalia from 2004 to 2008, and Abdulahi Warsame, a contemporary Somali-American writer and educator known for his contributions to Somali literature and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdulahi

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abdulahi.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abdulahi was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abdulahi has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abdulahi was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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