Arabic Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the language is Arabic.

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Abbas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.

Abdulrashid Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rashid.

Ahmad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Ahmed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Ajam Arabic
From Arabic عَجَم ('ajam) meaning "foreigner, non-Arab".

Al-Amin Arabic
Means "the truthful" from Arabic امين (amin).

Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Faris) meaning "Persia".

Al-Ghazzawi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.

Al-Hashim Arabic
From the given name Hashim.

Ali Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.

Al-Mufti Arabic
Refers to a mufti, a Muslim legal advisor consulted in applying a religious law.

Al Saud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آل سعود (see Al Su'ud).

Al Su'ud Arabic
From Arabic آل (aal) meaning "family" combined with the given name Su'ud. Normally transcribed Al Saud, this is the family name of the ruling dynasty of Saudia Arabia.

Amjad Arabic
Derived from the given name Amjad.

Boulos Arabic
From the given name Bulus.

Bousaid Arabic
Means "father of Sa'id" in Arabic.

El-Amin Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الأمين (see Al-Amin).

El-Ghazzawy Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الغزّاوي (see Al-Ghazzawi).

El-Hashem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الهاشم (see Al-Hashim).

El-Mofty Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المفتي (see Al-Mufti).

Hakim Arabic
Derived from the given name Hakim.

Hassan Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Hassan.

Hussain Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.

Hussein Arabic
From the given name Husayn. A famous bearer was the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).

Ismail Arabic
From the given name Isma'il.

Kader Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قادر (see Qadir).

Karim Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.

Karimi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Karim.

Khalil Arabic
From the given name Khalil.

Mahmoud Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahmud Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.

Mohamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mohammed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Muhammad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Naaji Arabic
From the given name Naaji.

Nagi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجي (see Naaji).

Najjar Arabic
Means "carpenter" in Arabic.

Najm Arabic
From the given name Najm.

Nejem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm).

Omar Arabic
From the given name Umar.

Qadir Arabic
Derived from the given name Qadir.

Saab Arabic
Possibly from the Arabic given name Sabah.

Saad Arabic, Malay
From the given name Sa'd.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salih Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Samara 1 Arabic
Meaning unknown.

Saqqaf Arabic
From Arabic سقف (saqaf) meaning "roof".

Sultan Arabic
From a nickname meaning "sultan, ruler" in Arabic.

Tawfeek Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).

Tawfiq Arabic
From the given name Tawfiq.

Umar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Umar.

Zaman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Zaman.

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