Arabic Submitted Surnames

Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as some other regions within the larger Muslim world. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though most in fact are. Compare also Persian names and Turkish names. See also about Arabic names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Messi African, Arabic, Italian
Famous bearer of this surname is Lionel Messi (born 1987-), an Argentinian footballer of Italian descent.
Meziani مزياني Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Variant of Meziane.
Mikha'il ميخائيل Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mikha'il.
Mimoun Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Mimoun.
Miraj معراج Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Miraj.
Mirghani ميرغني Northern African, Arabic
Sudanese name of unknown Arabic meaning.
Misleh Arabic
Variation of Musleh. Means "peacemaker" or "social reformer" in Arabic.
Mohamad محمد Arabic
Derived from the given name Mohamad.
Mohamed محمد Arabic, Dhivehi, Somali (Arabized)
From the given name Muhammad.
Mohammedi محمدي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mohammed (chiefly Algerian).
Mohsen محسن Arabic
From the given name Muhsin.
Mokhtar مختار Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.
Mokhtari مختاري Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar.
Mokrani مقراني Berber, Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Either from the given name Mokrane or derived from El Mokrani, a town in Algeria.
Moneer منير Arabic
From the given name Munir
Monir منير Arabic
From the given name Munir
Moosa موسى Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Musa.
Morad مراد Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Morad.
Morceli مرسلي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic مُرْسِل (mursil) meaning "sender, dispatcher" or "sent, transmitted" from أَرْسَلَ (ʾarsala) "to send, to dispatch".
Morshed مرشد Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Morshed.
Mosa موسى Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Sindhi, Dhivehi
From the given name Musa.
Mostafa مصطفى Arabic, Bengali
Variant transcription of Mustafa.
Mostefaï مصطفي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mostefa (chiefly Algerian).
Mostefaoui مصطفاوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Mustafa" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Moujahid مجاهد Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid) meaning "one who is labouring, one who is in distress", also used to refer to a member of a liberation army in Muslim countries (chiefly Moroccan).
Mouloud Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.
Mouloudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.
Mounir منير Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Munir.
Mousa موسى‎ Arabic
From the given name Musa.
Moussa موسى Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Musa.
Moussaoui موسوي 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".
Muhamad محمد Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhamad.
Muhamed محمد Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.
Muhammed محمد Arabic
From the given name Muhammad.
Muhsen محسن Arabic
From the given name Muhsin
Muhsin محسن Arabic, Turkish
From the given name Muhsin
Mujahid مجاهد Arabic
From the given name Mujahid.
Mujtaba مجتبى Arabic
From the given name Mujtaba.
Mukhtar مختار Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.
Mumin مؤمن Arabic
Derived from the given name Mumin.
Munawar منور Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Munawar.
Muneer منير Arabic
From the given name Munir
Munir منير Arabic
From the given name Munir
Murad مراد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Murad.
Muran موران Arabic
Murtaza مرتضى Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Murtada.
Musa موسى Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Musa.
Musalam مسلم Arabic
Alternate transcription of Musallam.
Musallam مسلم Arabic
From the given name Musallam.
Mushtaq مشتاق Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Mushtaq.
Musleh مصلح Arabic
Derived from the given name Muslih.
Muslim مسلم Arabic, Indonesian, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim)
From the Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʾaslama) "to surrender, expose" (from the same root of the word Islam). The term denotes a follower of Islam.
Mustafa مصطفى Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Mustafa.
Mustapha مصطفى Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From the given name Mustafa.
Muzaffar مظفر‎‎ Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Muzaffar.
Muzaffari مظفري Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المظفري (see al-Muzaffari).
Nabeel نبيل Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Nabil.
Nabi نبي Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Nabi.
Nabil نبيل Arabic
From the given name Nabil.
Naciri ناصري Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nacir (see Nasir), predominantly used in Morocco.
Nacrour Arabic
The name of a family of Lebanese goldsmiths descended from the Ottoman Prince Hanna, the name itself refers to the actual sound the hammer makes as it hits the gold. This is the French spelling but the original Arabic spelling is äÞÑæÑ ; other spellings in the Latin alphabet include Nakrour and Nacrur.
Nadeem نديم Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Nadim.
Nader نادر Arabic
From the given name Nadir.
Nadim نديم Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Nadim.
Nadir نادر Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Nadir.
Naeem نعيم Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Na'im.
Nagib نجيب Arabic
Derived from the given name Najib.
Naguib Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Najib. Mohamed Naguib (1901-1984) was the first president of Egypt.
Nagy ناجي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Naaji chiefly used in Egypt.
Nahar Arabic
Means “river” or “canal”. It is likely that individuals with this last name come from a family with a history or connection to water or irrigation systems.
Naifeh Arabic
From a personal name based on Arabic nāfi meaning‘beneficial’, ‘profitable’.This surname is commonly found in America than Arabic speaking countries.
Naim نعيم Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Na'im.
Naimi نعيمي Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Na'im.
Najada نجادا Arabic
Najd, location in KSA
Najeeb نجيب Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Najib.
Naji ناجي Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Naaji.
Namur نمر, نامور Arabic, Maltese
Derived from Arabic نمر, نامور (namur) meaning "tiger". It is typical of Malta.
Naseeb نسيب Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Nasib.
Naseem نسيم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Nasim.
Naseer نصير, ناصر Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Nasir.
Nasib نسيب Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasib.
Nasim نسيم Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Nasim.
Nasir ناصر, نصير Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Nasir.
Nasr نصر Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasr.
Nasri نصري Arabic, Persian
Derived from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr) meaning “triumph, victory”.
Nassar نصار, ناصر Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناصر, نصير (see Nasser).
Nasser ناصر, نصير Arabic
From the given name Nasir.
Nassim نسيم Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasim.
Nassir ناصر, نصير Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasir.
Nassiri نصيري Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nasir.
Nassry نصري Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Nasri.
Naveed نوید Persian, Arabic
From the given name Navid.
Navid نوید Persian, Arabic
From the given name Navid.
Nazih نزيه Arabic
Derived from the given name Nazih.
Nazim ناظم Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Nazim.
Nazir نظير Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi
From the given name Nazir.
Negm نجم Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Najm.
Nimr نمر Arabic
Means "leopard" or "tiger" in Arabic.
Nishat نشاط Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Nishat.
Nizam نظام Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Nizam.
Noer نوير Arabic, Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nur based on Dutch orthography.
Nofal نوفل Arabic
From the given name Nawfal.
Noh نوح Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
From the given name Nuh.
Noor نور Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Bengali, Persian
Variant transcription of Nur.
Noori نوري Persian, Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Noor 1.
Nor نور Arabic, Maranao, Malay, Indonesian
From the given name Nor 1.
Nour نور Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Nur.
Nouri نوري Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nur.
Nur نور Arabic, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Nur.
Nussrallah Arabic
Nasrallah (Arabic: نصرالله‎) is a male Arabic given name, meaning "Victory of God", and is used by Muslims and Christians alike. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah and Al-Nasrallah... [more]
Nuur نور Arabic, Somali
From the given name Nuur.
Obeid Arabic (Anglicized)
Meaning "humble servant", based on name Ubayd
Oda عدة Arabic
Means "Several" in Arabic
Odeh عودة Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from Arabic عودة ('awdah) meaning "return". This surname is primarily found in the Levant.
Oman عمان Arabic, English
From the place Oman.
Omer عمر Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Umar.
Omran عمران Arabic
Derived from the given name Umran.
Osama أسامة Arabic
Derived from the given name Usama.
Osman عثمان Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Uthman.
Othman عثمان Arabic
From the given name Uthman.
Ouahab وهاب Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Wahab.
Ouahabi واهابي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ouahab.
Ouazzani وزاني Arabic (Maghrebi)
Denotes someone originally from Ouazzane, a town in northern Morocco.
Ouertani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Found mainly in Tunisia.
Oueslati وسلاتي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone from the village of Oueslatia in northern Tunisia.
Qadeer قدير Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Qasim قاسم Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Qasim.
Qurashi قريشي Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Qureshi.
Qureshi قريشي Arabic, Urdu
Denotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش (qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".
Rabek الرب رابيكربك رب ربكالله Arabic
Rabik (Rabek,Rabbek); "Lord" ... [more]
Rachedi راشدي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rashid; this spelling is chiefly used in Algerian Arabic.
Radi راضي Arabic
Derived from the given name Radi.
Radjai رادجاي Arabic
Radwan رضوان Arabic
Variant of Ridwan.
Raees رئيس Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic tile رَئِيس (raʾīs) meaning "chief, leader".
Rafeeq رفيق Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rafiq.
Rafi رفيع Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.
Rafiq رفيق Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rafiq.
Ragab رجب Arabic
Variant transcription of Rajab.
Raheem رحيم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rahim.
Rahim رحيم Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rahim.
Rahman رحمان Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Rahman.
Rahmani رحماني Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rahman.
Rahmat Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.
Rahmat رحمت Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Derived from the given name Rahmat.
Rahmatullah رحمة الله Arabic, Pashto, Bengali
Derived from the given name Rahmatullah.
Raia رايا Arabic
Derived from Arabic رياح (rayah) meaning ‘flag’.
Rais رئيس Arabic
From the given name Rais.
Rajab رجب Arabic
From the given name Rajab.
Ramadan رمضان Arabic, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Ramadan.
Ramadani رمضاني Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Variant of Ramadan.
Ramadhan رمضان Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Persian, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Ramadan.
Raman رحمن Arabic (Japanized)
Japanese form of Rahman.
Ramazan رمازاني Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Variant of Ramadan.
Ramdani رمضاني Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ramadan.
Ramzy رمزي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ramzi.
Rashad رشاد Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Rashad.
Rashed راشد Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Rashid.
Rasheed رشيد, راشد Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Rashid.
Rashid رشيد, راشد Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rashid.
Rashidi الراشدي, الرشيدي Persian, Arabic
From the given name Rashid.
Rasool رسول Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rasul.
Rassam رسام Arabic
Means "artist, painter" in Arabic.
Rasul رسول Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rasul.
Rauf رؤوف Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Rauf.
Rayan ريّان Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rayyan.
Rayyan ريان Arabic
Derived from the given name Rayyan.
Razaq رزاق Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Razzaq.
Razzaq رزاق Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Razzaq.
Reda رضا Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Regragui ركراكي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning; predominantly found in Morocco.
Remtulla Indian, Arabic
Unknown meaning.
Rezgui رزقي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic رِزْق (rizq) meaning "livelihood, subsistence, daily bread" (chiefly Tunisian).
Riad رياض Arabic
From the given name Riad.
Riahi رياحي Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic رِيَاح (riyāḥ) meaning "winds, breezes", the plural of رِيح (rīḥ) meaning "wind".
Riaz رياض Arabic
From the given name Riad.
Rifai الرفاعي Arabic
Elevation of all, honor and Glory... [more]
Rifat رفعة Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Rifat.
Riyad رياض Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Riad.
Riza رضا Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Rizwan رضوان Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Ridwan.
Saad سعد Arabic
From the given name Sa'd.
Saadaoui سعداوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Sa'd" in Arabic (chiefly Maghrebi).
Saadoune Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "help", "luck" and "support".
Saba صبا Arabic
From the given name Saba or Sabah.
Sabagh صباغ Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صباغ (see Sabbagh).
Sabah صباح Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Sabah.
Sabbagh صباغ Arabic
Means "dyer" in Arabic.
Saber صابر Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Sabir.
Sabir صابر Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sabir.
Sabit ثابت Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Sabri صبري Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Sabry صبري Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Saddam صدام Arabic
Derived from the given name Saddam.
Sadek صادق Arabic
From the given name Sadiq.
Sadeq صادق Arabic
Gulf Arabic
Sadeq صادق Arabic
Derived from the given name Sadiq.
Sadi سعدي Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'di.
Sadik صادق Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sadiq.
Sadiq صادق Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sadiq.
Saed سعيد Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Bengali, Punjabi, Dhivehi
From the given name Sa'id.
Saeed سعيد Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Sa'id.
Safa صفا, صفاء Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu
From the given names Safaa or Safaa'.
Safi صافي, سافي Arabic
From the given name Safi.
Sahar سحر Arabic
From the given name Sahar
Saharaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic صحراوي (Ṣaḥrāwī) meaning "inhabitant of the desert" (from صحراء (Ṣaḥrā') "desert"), referring to the indigenous Sahrawi people of Western Sahara (see Sahraoui)... [more]
Sahib Arabic
It means "Owner." A notable bearer is the actor Alejandro Sahib.
Sahraoui صحراوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "of the desert" or "of the Sahara" from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert".
Said سعيد Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Sa'id.
Saïdi سعيدي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sa'id.
Saif سيف Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Saif.
Saifullah سيف الله Arabic
From the given name Saifullah.
Sajid ساجد Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sajid.
Sajjad سجاد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sajjad.
Saket Arabic (Maghrebi)
An Algerian title meaning "silent" or "quiet", and it is among the titles granted to the Algerians by the French occupation in 1882.
Salah صلاح Arabic
From the given name Salah 1.
Salahuddin صلاح الدين Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Salah al-Din.
Salam سلام Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Salam.
Salama سلامة Arabic
Derived from the given name Salama.
Salamah سلامة Arabic
Derived from the given name Salama.
Salameh سلامة Arabic
Derived from Arabic سلامة (salama) meaning "safety, good health" or سلام (salam) meaning "peace".
Saleem سليم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Salim.
Saleh صالح Arabic
From the given name Salih.
Salem سالم Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Salhi صالحي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Salih.
Salib صليب Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Egyptian Christian derived from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) meaning "cross, crucifix".
Saliba صليب Arabic, Maltese
Means "crucifix, cross" in Arabic, a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Christianity... [more]
Salih صالح Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Salih.
Salim سليم, سالم Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Filipino, Tausug, Maguindanao
From the given name Salim.
Salimi سليمي Persian, Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Salman سلمان Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
From the given name Salman.
Samad صمد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Samad.
Samadi صمدي Persian, Arabic
From the given name Samad.
Samaha سماحة Arabic
Derived from Arabic سَمْح (samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Sameer سمير Arabic, Dhivehi, Urdu
From the given name Samir 1.
Sami سامي Arabic
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Samir سمير Arabic
From the given name Samir 1.
Samiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Samir. It also means "samaritan" in Arabic.
Samreen سمرين Arabic, Indian, Urdu
From the given name Samrin.
Samy سامي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Sani سني Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Sani 1.
Saqib ثاقب Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Saqib.
Sarkis سركيس‎‎ Arabic, Armenian (Expatriate)
From the given name Sarkis.
Sarsour صرصور Arabic
Means "cockroach" or "roach" in Arabic.
Sattar ستار Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Sattar.
Sayed سيد Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sayyid.
Sayegh صائغ Arabic
Means "goldsmith" in Arabic.
Seddik صديق Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend".
Seddiki صديقي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi cognate of Siddiqui (chiefly Algerian).
Seif سيف Arabic, Persian
From the given name Saif.
Selim سليم Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Salim.
Shaaban شعبان Arabic
Derived from the given name Shaban.
Shaban شعبان Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shaban.
Shad شاد Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Shad 1.
Shadi شادي Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.
Shady شادي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.
Shafeeq شفيق Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Shafi شفيع Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Shafi.
Shafik شفيق Arabic
Derived from the given name Shafiq.
Shafiq شفيق Arabic
From the given name Shafiq
Shahed شاهد Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Shahid.
Shaheed شاهد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shahid.
Shaheen شاهين Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.
Shahid شاهد Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shahid.
Shahin شاهين Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Shahin.