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.
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.
Naqqache النقاش Arabic (Mashriqi)
Occupational name meaning "engraver, carver" in Arabic. It is usually found in Lebanon. A famous bearer was the Lebanese president and prime minister Alfred Naqqache (1888-1978), also called Alfred Naccache.
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.
Naslen ناسلين m Arabic
Naslen is an Arabic male name. It came from India. this means "good", "really", "heart". A notable bearer is the Indian actor Naslen born in (2000)
Nasr نصر Arabic
Derived from the given name Nasr.
Nasrallah نصر الله Arabic
From the given name Nasrullah.
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.
Nazem ناظم Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nazem.
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 1.
Nazzal نزال Arabic
Means "fight, combat, battle" in Arabic.
Negm نجم Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Najm.
Nejjar نجار Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجار (see Najjar) chiefly used in Morocco.
Nesheiwat نشيوات Arabic
From the name of clan founder Abu Nushaywah, derived from a diminutive of Arabic نشوة (nashwah) meaning "happiness, elation".
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
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.
Norah Arabic
Derived from Arabic, or sometime in Christian history this name was used for a woman who symbolizes someone who is creative and intuitive.
Nour نور Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Nur.
Noureddine نور الدين Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Noureddine.
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
Obeidat عبيدات Arabic
From Arabic عبيد ('ubayd), a diminutive of عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave".
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.
Oualid وليد Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Oualid.
Ouardi وردي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic وردي (wardiyy) meaning "floral, rosaceous".
Ouazzani وزاني Arabic (Maghrebi)
Denotes someone originally from Ouazzane, a town in northern Morocco.
Ouda عودة Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabic word and surname meaning “return.”
Ouertani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Found mainly in Tunisia.
Oueslati وسلاتي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone from the village of Oueslatia in northern Tunisia.
Ouriaghli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the Rifian tribe of Ait Wayagher.
Qadeer قدير Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Qader قادر Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Qadri قادري Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Qadir.
Qandil قنديل Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "lamp, candle" in Arabic.
Qattan قطان Arabic
Means "cotton merchant" in Arabic, derived from the word قطن (qutn) meaning "cotton".
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".
Qutb قطب Arabic
Means "pole" in Arabic.
Rabek الرب رابيكربك رب ربكالله Arabic
Rabik (Rabek,Rabbek); "Lord" ... [more]
Rabie ربيع Arabic
Derived from the given name Rabi 1.
Rachedi راشدي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rashid; this spelling is chiefly used in Algerian Arabic.
Rachid رشيد, راشد Arabic
From the given name Rashid.
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.
Rafik رفيق Arabic
From the given name Rafik.
Rafiq رفيق Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Rafiq.
Ragab رجب Arabic
Variant transcription of Rajab.
Rahal رحال Arabic
From Arabic رحال (rahhal) meaning "voyager, traveller".
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.
Ramzi رمزي Arabic
From the given name Ramzi.
Ramzy رمزي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ramzi.
Raouf رؤوف Arabic
From the given name Raouf.
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.
Romany Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian cognate of Romani.
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 Said.
Safa صفا, صفاء Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu
From the given names Safaa or Safaa'.
Safi صافي, سافي Arabic
From the given name Safi.
Safwan صفوان Arabic
Derived from the given name Safwan.
Safwat صفوت Arabic
Derived from the given name Safwat.
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.
Saidi سعيدي Arabic
From the given name Sa'id.
Saïed سعيد Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sa'id, influenced by French orthography and chiefly used in Tunisia.
Saied سعيد Arabic
Derived 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.
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.
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.
Sallam سلام Arabic
Derived from the given name Salam.
Salman سلمان Arabic, Urdu, Turkish
From the given name Salman.
Salmanual m Arabic
It is also called Protected or Peaceful. which is another form of the Arabic 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.
Sameh سامح Arabic
Derived from the given name Samih.
Samer سامر Arabic
From the given name Samer.
Sami سامي Arabic
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Samih سميح Arabic
From the given name Samih.
Samir سمير Arabic
From the given name Samir 1.
Samiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Samir 1. 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.
Saoud سعود Arabic
From the given name Saoud.
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.
Sayyid سيد Arabic
From an honorific title meaning "master, lord" in Arabic, used as a surname by descendants of the prophet Muhammad.
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.
Shaar Arabic
Variant of Al-shair. Borne by both Muslims and Christians.
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.
Shakeel شكيل Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Shaker شاكر Arabic
From the given name Shakir.
Shakil شكيل Arabic
From the given name Shakil.
Shakir شاكر Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Shakir.
Shakoor شكور Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shakur.
Shakshuki شكشوكي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Libyan Arabic شَكْشُوكَةٌ (šakšawka) meaning “a mixture”, referring to a type of North African dish made of vegetables and fried eggs.
Shalabi شلبي Arabic
Means "elegant, stylish, handsome" in Arabic.
Shalaby شلبي Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شلبي (see Shalabi).
Shaladi شلادي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning (chiefly Libyan).
Shalhoub شلهوب Arabic
Possibly from a given name based on a word meaning "generous".
Shami شامي Arabic
Means "Syrian" or "Damascene", derived from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham) referring to both Syria and the Syrian city of Damascus.
Shamoun شمعون Arabic, Assyrian, Jewish
Derived from the given name شامون (Shamʿūn), itself an Arabic form of Simon 1, used mainly among Christians and Jews... [more]
Shams شمس Arabic, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Shams.
Shareef شريف Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Sharif.
Sharif شريف Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Sharif.
Sharqawi شرقاوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "easterner, one from the east", derived from Arabic شرق (sharq) meaning "east, Orient".
Shawkat شوكت Arabic
From the given name Shawkat.
Shawki شوقي Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawky شوقي Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shawqi شوقي Arabic
Derived from the given name Shawqi.
Shebani شيباني Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.
Sheeraz شيراز Sindhi, Arabic
Shehab شهاب Arabic
From the given name Shihab.
Shehadeh شحادة Arabic
Derived from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness, belief (in Islam)".
Shehata شحاتة Arabic
Derived from Arabic شحات (shahhat) meaning "beggar".
Sheik شيخ Arabic, Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيخ or Bengali শেখ (see Sheikh).
Sheikh شيخ Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head". It is used to denote a political or spiritual leader of a Muslim community.
Sherif شريف Arabic
From the given name Sharif.
Shibani شيباني Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Shebani.
Shihab شهاب Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Shihab.
Shishani شيشاني Chechen (Expatriate), Arabic
Means "Chechen" in Arabic. This name is primarily used by Chechens living in the Arab world.
Shoaib شعيب Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Shoaib.
Shokry شكري Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Shukri.
Shroff شروف Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Parsi)
Originally an occupational name for a cashier, money changer or banker, derived from Gujarati સરાફ (saraf) meaning "bullion merchant", itself ultimately derived from Arabic صراف (sarraf) meaning "teller".
Shtayyeh شتيه Arabic
Meaning unknown.
Shuaib شعيب Arabic
From the given name Shuaib.
Shukri شكري‎ Arabic
From the given name Shukri.
Siddig صديق Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).
Siddiq صديق Arabic, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣiddīq) meaning "truthful, veracious".
Siddiqui صديقي Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious". It was traditionally used as an honorific title or a nickname for a trustworthy person.