# Abdurrahman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/abdurrahman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 595 |
| US rank (2010) | 37,442 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 518,900 people |
| Change since 2000 | +51% (393 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Abdelrahman. This variant is predominantly found in Nigeria and Turkey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Abdurrahman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.0% |

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.