Throughout the world, Abdi (Abdi 
, عبدي 
, Абди 
) is a widespread masculine forename. The forename Abdi is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Somalia, where it is a common male name, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, where it is a common mostly male, but infrequently female name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Indonesia. Likewise, Abdi is the last name as well as the forename.
Abdi is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Abdi | Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Indonesia, Ethiopia |
| عبدي | Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Algeria |
| Абди | Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| עבדי | Israel |
Abdi is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Abdi , the character from novel Koča's lanscape : historical novel, Koča's froniter: a historical novel.
| abdi sheik abdi Somalian writer, SO (b. 1942) |
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ali abdi Tunisian association football player, TN (b. 1993) |
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| husairi abdi Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1954) |
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| nassir nuh abdi politician, KE |
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| ali abdi Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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| zam zam abdullahi abdi Somali journalist |
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| dagame abdi Kenyan politician |
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| ahmad abdi Ph.D. University of Waterloo 2018 |
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| ali abdi Ph.D. University of Tabriz 2012 |
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| ali mohamud abdi politician, SO |
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| wazir husan abdi Ph.D. |
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| gemechu g abdi researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-3637-0869) |
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| abdirahman abdi researcher |
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| ali abdi Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis 2001 |
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| ali abdi researcher |
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