Arabic Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Arabic. Arabic is a Semitic language spoken in the Middle East and northern Africa.

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Abbas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Abbasov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Abbas".

Abbasova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abbasov.

Abdel Arabic
From the given name Abdul.

Abdul Arabic, Pashto
From the given name Abdul.

Abdullaev m Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаев (see Abdullayev).

Abdullaeva f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаева (see Abdullayeva).

Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.

Abdullayev m Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Abdulla".

Abdullayeva f Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Abdullayev.

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

Adel Arabic
From the given name Adil.

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

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Əhmədov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əhməd".

Ahmadov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədov.

Əhmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhmədov.

Ahmadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədova.

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

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

Akbari Persian
From the given name Akbar.

Akhmadov m Chechen
Means "son of Akhmad".

Akhmadova f Chechen
Feminine form of Akhmadov.

Akhmetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Akhmet".

Akhmetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Akhmetov.

Akmatov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Akmat".

Akmatova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Akmatov.

Al-Amin Arabic
Means "the truthful" from Arabic أمين (ʾamīn).

Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Fāris) 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, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.

Aliev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Tajik/Kyrgyz/Chechen Алиев, Kazakh Әлиев or Avar ГӀалиев (see Aliyev).

Alieva f Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Tajik/Kyrgyz/Chechen Алиева, Kazakh Әлиева or Avar ГӀалиева (see Aliyeva).

Alinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.

Əliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əli".

Aliyev m Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ali 1". This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.

Əliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əliyev.

Aliyeva f Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aliyev. This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyeva.

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 (ʾāl) 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.

Amiri Persian
From the given name Amir 1.

Amjad Arabic
Derived from the given name Amjad.

Bagheri Persian
From the given name Bagher.

Boulos Arabic
From the given name Bulus.

Bousaid Arabic
Means "father of Said" in Arabic.

Cəfərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəfər".

Cəfərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəfərov.

Davlatov m Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Davlat".

Davlatova f Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Davlatov.

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).

Ghasemi Persian
From the given name Ghasem.

Gholami Persian
From the given name Gholam.

Ghorbani Persian
From the given name Ghorban.

Gurbanow m Turkmen
Means "son of Gurban".

Gurbanowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Gurbanow.

Hadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Хаджиев (see Hadzhiev).

Hadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Хаджиева (see Hadzhieva).

Hadzhiev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Hadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiev.

Hadžić Bosnian
From Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj). It originally denoted a person who had completed the hajj.

Hakim Arabic
Derived from the given name Hakim.

Həsənov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Həsən".

Hasanov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Həsənov.

Həsənova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həsənov.

Hasanova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Həsənova.

Hashemi Persian
From the given name Hashem.

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

Heydari Persian
From the given name Heydar.

Hosseini Persian
From the given name Hossein.

Hüseynov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hüseyn".

Hüseynova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hüseynov.

Hussain Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.