How common is the surname Abdi?

7,484 people in the United States had the surname Abdi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,254 Americans. It ranked 4,738th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abdi?

Bashir Abdi, Belgian long-distance runner of Somali descent, followed by Liban Abdi.

Where is the surname Abdi most common?

Wikidata records people named Abdi in Somalia, Norway and Australia and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Abdi getting more or less common?

More common. 2,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,484 in 2010, up 258%.

The surname Abdi

A surname, carried by 7,484 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abdi is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,484 people named Abdi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,254 Americans. That is up 258% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,091.

#4,738

rank among US surnames

7,484

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+257.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,364)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,729	Berlin	7,503	41,150
#4,730	Diallo	7,502	41,155
#4,731	Levi	7,500	41,166
#4,732	Peeples	7,499	41,172
#4,733	Kozak	7,495	41,194
#4,734	Pogue	7,493	41,205
#4,735	Newland	7,491	41,216

Who is named Abdi

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Abdi identified as Black (not Hispanic), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Abdis

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bashir Abdi
Belgian long-distance runner of Somali descent, born 1989
Liban Abdi
Association football player, born 1988
Youcef Abdi
Australian middle distance runner, born 1977
Djilali Abdi
Algerian footballer, 1943–2022
Farhiya Abdi
American woman basketball player of Somali/Swedish descent, born 1992

Notable Abdis come mostly from Somalia (1), Norway (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abdi

Abdi has the Soundex code A130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A130.

Questions

How common is the surname Abdi?: 7,484 people in the United States had the surname Abdi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,254 Americans. It ranked 4,738th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abdi?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Abdi identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Abdi?: Bashir Abdi, Belgian long-distance runner of Somali descent, followed by Liban Abdi.
Where is the surname Abdi most common?: Wikidata records people named Abdi in Somalia, Norway and Australia and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Abdi getting more or less common?: More common. 2,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,484 in 2010, up 258%.