Explore the Family Name Abdulahi

The meaning of Abdulahi

Muslim (mainly Nigeria, Somalia, and Ethiopia, also Ghana): variant of Abdullahi 2. — Note: Since Somalis (also from e.g. Ethiopia) do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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How common is the last name Abdulahi in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Abdulahi has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Abdulahi ranked 84,968 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to a rank of 47,706 — a shift of 43.85%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also saw a substantial rise from 205 in 2000 to 444 in 2010, marking an increase of 116.59%. The proportion of people with the Abdulahi surname per 100,000 population almost doubled during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#84,968	#47,706	43.85%
Count	205	444	116.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.15	87.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abdulahi

Insights into the ethnic identity of those with the surname Abdulahi, derived from the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveal interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was 3.9% in 2000, this figure was completely absent in the 2010 data. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races saw a significant drop from 22.93% to just 2.03%, while the White population fell slightly from 3.41% to 2.03%. In contrast, the Black community saw a notable increase within this surname group from 69.76% to 94.37%. The Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities were not represented in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	69.76%	94.37%	35.28%
Two or More Races	22.93%	2.03%	-91.15%
White	3.41%	2.03%	-40.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.9%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%