Alabi

Alabi Meaning & Origin

About Alabi
The surname Alabi is of Yoruba origin and is commonly found among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is derived from the personal name Alabi, which means "one who is born on a Tuesday" in Yoruba. In Yoruba culture, each day of the week is associated with a specific name, and being born on a Tuesday is considered significant. Therefore, the surname Alabi signifies a person who was born on a Tuesday or is associated with the qualities and attributes associated with that day.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Alabi is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Alabi: 742
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 31,251
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.25

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Alabi based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Alabi is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALP
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A4010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AH0 L AA1 B IY0
🌐 IPA
/alabi*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A410

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Alabi in Braille

Here's how to represent Alabi in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Alabi in braille

How to sign the name Alabi using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Alabi using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Alabi in sign language

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