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

Abdulhakim, 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 Abdulhakim surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdulhakim in America

Abdulhakim is the 98553rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdulhakim surname appeared 184 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 Abdulhakim.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdulhakim 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 Abdulhakim

The surname ABDULHAKIM has its origins in the Middle East, tracing back to the early Islamic period around the 7th century CE. It is an Arabic name derived from the combination of two words – "Abdul" meaning "servant" and "Hakim" meaning "wise" or "judicious." The name is believed to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula and was later spread across various regions as Islamic civilization expanded.

During the medieval era, the name ABDULHAKIM was commonly found in historical records and manuscripts from various Islamic empires, including the Umayyad, Abbasid, and Ottoman empires. One notable early reference is found in the "Kitab al-Aghani" (Book of Songs), a renowned anthology of Arabic poetry compiled by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani in the 10th century CE.

The earliest recorded examples of the name ABDULHAKIM can be traced back to the 8th century CE. One of the earliest known individuals with this surname was Abu Abdulhakim al-Marwazi, a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist who lived in Marw (present-day Turkmenistan) during the late 8th century.

Another notable figure was Abdulhakim ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali, a renowned Islamic philosopher and theologian who lived in Persia (present-day Iran) from 1058 to 1111 CE. Al-Ghazali was a prominent figure in the revival of Islamic thought and is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam.

In the 13th century, Abdulhakim ibn Shaddad was a prominent Arab historian and writer from Mosul (present-day Iraq). He is best known for his work "Al-A'laq al-Khatira" (The Precious Records), a valuable historical account of the Crusades and the Ayyubid dynasty.

During the Ottoman Empire, one of the most notable individuals with the surname ABDULHAKIM was Abdulhakim Arvasi, a renowned Turkish poet and scholar who lived in the 16th century. He was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Istanbul and is known for his works in both Turkish and Arabic languages.

Another significant figure was Abdulhakim Arvasevi, a 17th-century Ottoman scholar and jurist who served as the Chief Mufti (Islamic legal expert) of the Ottoman Empire from 1668 to 1672. He was renowned for his expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and his contributions to the religious and legal affairs of the empire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdulhakim

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

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 Abdulhakim 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 Abdulhakim 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 Abdulhakim was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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