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    The surname Abdurrahman

    An Arabic surname, carried by 595 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex A136

    Abdurrahman: #37,442 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Abdurrahman #37,442, 595 people Abdurrahman: #37,442 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Abdurrahman #37,442, 595 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abdurrahman is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

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

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 595 people named Abdurrahman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 518,900 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 393.

    #37,442
    rank among US surnames
    595
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.4%
    change since 2000 (was #50,055)

    Who is named Abdurrahman

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

    81% of people named Abdurrahman identified as Black (not Hispanic), 5.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 81%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.5%
    • Two or more races 4.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Abdurrahman come from?
    Variant of Abdelrahman. This variant is predominantly found in Nigeria and Turkey.
    How common is the surname Abdurrahman?
    595 people in the United States had the surname Abdurrahman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 518,900 Americans. It ranked 37,442nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Abdurrahman?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Abdurrahman identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Abdurrahman getting more or less common?
    More common. 393 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 595 in 2010, up 51%.