Arabic (Egyptian) Submitted Surnames

Abdelaal عبد العال Arabic (Egyptian)
Arabic name, Egyptian form for “Abdul-Aal” (with „Al-Aali“ being one of the names of Allah, and “Abd” meaning servant)

Abdelhady عبد الهادي Arabic (Egyptian)

Abdelmagid Arabic (Egyptian)

Abdelnaby Arabic (Egyptian)

Abdelrazek Arabic (Egyptian)

Abdelshafi Arabic (Egyptian)

Aboudeif أبوضيف Arabic (Egyptian)

Abouelkassem أبو القاسم Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
From the given name Abu al-Qasim. A known bearer is Egyptian fencer Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (1990-).

Abou-El-Khir أبو الخير Arabic (Egyptian)

Abouelyazeid Arabic (Egyptian)

Aggag Arabic (Egyptian)

Aily Arabic (Egyptian)

Alahna Arabic (Egyptian)

al-Badawi البدوى Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Badawi.

Allisa Arabic (Egyptian)

Al Sayad الصياد Arabic (Egyptian)
This is a rare Arabic title meaning "fisherman" or "fisherman"

Aly على, علي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ali 1.

Amaly Arabic (Egyptian)

Arafa عرفه, عرفة Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning “to know”.

Ariq Arabic (Egyptian), Indonesian

Ataya Arabic (Egyptian)

Ayman ايمن, أيمن Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ayman.

Badawy بدوى, بدوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدوي (see Badawi) chiefly used in Egypt.

Beah Arabic (Egyptian)

Bedwani Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly derived from bedouin, the term for a wandering tribe of arabs.

Bedwani بدواني Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Possibly derived from the English word bedouin, that comes from the Arabic badawī, which means "desert dweller". ... [more]

Beheiry بحيري Arabic (Egyptian)

Berty Arabic (Egyptian)

Beshay Arabic (Egyptian)
Unknown origin. Mostly borne by Christians.

Botros بطرس Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Botros.

Cena سينا Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from the given name Husain.

Deiab Arabic (Egyptian)

Ehab اهاب, إيهاب Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ihab.

Eissa عيسى Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Isa 1.

Eldesoky الدسوقى, الدسوقي Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Eldessouky.

Eldesouky الدسوقى, الدسوقي Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Eldessouky.

El Dessouky الدسوقى, الدسوقي Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Eldessouky.

Eldessouky الدسوقى, الدسوقي Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Dessouky" in Arabic, most likely referring to the city of Desouk in northern Egypt.

Elfar الفار Arabic (Egyptian)

El-Fat الفت Arabic (Egyptian)

El-Gebaly Arabic (Egyptian)

El-Haddad الحداد Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحداد (see Al-Haddad) chiefly used in Egypt.

El Mahdy المهدى, المهدي Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Elmahdy.

Elmahdy المهدى, المهدي Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Mahdi" from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy) meaning "guided one, rightly guided". In Islam, the term refers to a figure who will restore peace to the world.

El-Mahsy Arabic (Egyptian)

El Masry المصرى, المصري Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Egyptian", from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy) meaning "Egyptian person".

El-masry المصرى, المصري Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).

Elmasry المصرى, المصري Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of El Masry.

El-Menyawy المنياوي Arabic (Egyptian)

Elony Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)

Elrashidy الرشيدى, الرشيدي Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the rightly guided" from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) meaning "well-guided, following the right course".

El-Sayed السيد Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the master", from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid) meaning "master, lord, prince" (see Sayyid).

El-Shamy Arabic (Egyptian)

Elsharkawy الشرقاوى, الشرقاوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the easterner, the one from the east" from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "east, eastern".

El-Shwikh Arabic (Egyptian)

El-Soudany Arabic (Egyptian)

Elyan عليان Arabic (Egyptian)

El-Zieny الزيني Arabic (Egyptian)

Emrya Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)

Eskandar اسكندر Persian, Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Eskandar.

Eskander اسكندر Persian, Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Eskandar.

Essam عصام Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name 'Isam.

Farag فرج Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Faraj chiefly used in Egypt.

Farrag فراج Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Farraj chiefly used in Egypt.

Fathy فتحى Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Fathi.

Fawzy فوزى, فوزي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Egypt.

Fekry فكرى, فكري Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Fikri.

Gab Arabic (Egyptian)

Galal جلال Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Jalal.

Gamal جمال Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Jamal.

Gamel Arabic (Egyptian)

Ghazey Arabic (Egyptian)

Giza جيزة Arabic (Egyptian), Romanian
Habitational name for someone who lived in Giza near Cairo, Egypt.

Gobara جبارة Arabic (Egyptian, Anglicized), Arabic
In Egypt and Sudan the surname Jabbar is pronounced with a ‘G’ sound in English. It is also feminine form hence the additional ‘A’ at the end of the name.

Gomaa جمعة Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Juma.

Hamdy حمدى, حمدي Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Hamdi.

Hanafy حنفى, حنفي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حنفي (see Hanafi) chiefly used in Egypt.

Hany هانى, هانئ Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Hani.

Hasby Arabic (Egyptian)

Hegazi حجازى, حجازي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Hegazy حجازى, حجازي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Helmy حلمى, حلمي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Helmi.

Hesham هشام Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Hisham.

Hopy Arabic (Egyptian)

Hurgada غردقة Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Hurghada.

Hurghada غردقة Arabic (Egyptian)
Habitational name for someone who lived in Hurghada, Egypt.

Ismaeil Arabic (Egyptian)

Kahil Arabic (Egyptian)

Kandel قنديل Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic قنديل (see Qandil).

Kenz Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kira Arabic (Egyptian)

Koko Arabic (Egyptian), Eastern African

Kotb قطب Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic قطب (see Qutb) chiefly used in Egypt.

Lotfy لطفى, لطفي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Lutfi.

Madbouli Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant transcription of Madbouly.

Madbouly مدبولى, مدبولي Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian surname of unknown meaning.

Magdy مجدى, مجدي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Majdi chiefly used in Egypt.

Maged ماجد Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Majid.

Maher ماهر, ماهير Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Mahir.

Mansour منصور Arabic (Egyptian)
Originally referred to someone from the city of Mansoura (المنصورة‎) in Egypt.

Masry مصرى, مصري Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Masri.

Max Arabic (Egyptian)

Mekky مكى, مكي Arabic (Egyptian)
Refers to the city of Mecca or Makka (مكة) in Saudi Arabia, considered the most holy city in Islam.

Mesbah مصباح Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from Arabic مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ) meaning "lamp, light, luminary".

Metwalli متولى, متولي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic متولي (see Metwally).

Metwally متولى, متولي Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic متولي (mutawalli) meaning "responsible, entrusted with, charged with", ultimately from the word تَوَلَّى (tawalla) meaning "to take charge of, to take control of".

Metwaly متولى, متولي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic متولي (see Metwally).

Monir منير Arabic (Egyptian), Bengali
Derived from the given name Munir.

Morad Arabic (Egyptian)

Mosaad مسعد Arabic (Egyptian)

Mounir منير Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Munir.

Moussa موسى Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Musa.

Moustafa مصطفى Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Mustafa.

Mubarak مبارك Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic مُبَارَك (mubārak) meaning "lucky, blessed".

Mumy أمي Arabic (Egyptian)

Naguib نجيب Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Najib. Mohamed Naguib (1901-1984) was the first president of Egypt.

Nagy ناجي, ناجى Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Naaji chiefly used in Egypt.

Nassry نصري Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Nasri.

Negm نجم Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Najm.

Niena Arabic (Egyptian)

Osha Arabic (Egyptian)

Ouda عودة Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabic word and surname meaning “return.”

Qandil قنديل Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "lamp, candle" in Arabic.

Rabee Arabic (Egyptian)

Radak Arabic (Egyptian), South Slavic

Ramden Arabic (Egyptian)

Ramzy رمزى, رمزي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ramzi.

Raslan Arabic (Egyptian)

Reko Arabic (Egyptian)

Romany Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian cognate of Romani.

Romia Arabic (Egyptian)

Sad Arabic (Egyptian)

Salib صليب Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".

Samy سامى, سامي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Sami 2.

Sassy Arabic (Egyptian)

Seddik صديق Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend".

Shady شادى, شادي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.

Shamel Arabic (Egyptian)

Sharqawi شرقاوي, شرقاوى Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "easterner, one from the east", derived from Arabic شرق (sharq) meaning "east, Orient".

Sheba Arabic (Egyptian)

Shokry شكرى, شكري Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shukri.

Sina سينا Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian
Derived from the given name Husain.

Sohaila Arabic (Egyptian)

Soliman سليمان Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Soliman.

Sophe Arabic (Egyptian)

Tadros تادرس Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Arabic form of Theodore, chiefly used by Copts.

Talaat طلعت Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tal'at.

Tammam تمام Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tammam.

Tantawi طنطاوى, طنطاوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Egyptian Arabic طنطاوى or Arabic طنطاوي (see Tantawy).

Tantawy طنطاوى, طنطاوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Indicated a person from the Egyptian city of Tanta, possibly of Coptic origin.

Tawfik توفيق Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tawfiq.

Tedros تيدروس Eastern African, Amharic, Ge'ez, Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
From the given name Tedros.

Tery Arabic (Egyptian)

Tharwat ثروت Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tharwat.

Viper Arabic (Egyptian)

Wael وائل Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Wail.

Wagdy وجدى, وجدي Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Wagdy.

Youness يونس Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Yunus.

Youssif یوسف, يوسف Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Yusuf.

Zagazig زقازيق Arabic (Egyptian)
Habitational name for someone who lived in Zagazig, Egypt.

Zaghloul زغلول Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).

Zaher زاهر Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Zaher.

Zaky زكي, زكى Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Zaki chiefly used in Egypt.

Zaytoun Arabic (Egyptian)

Zaza Arabic (Egyptian)

Zikry Arabic (Egyptian)

Zoheir زهير Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zuhayr.