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.
Sina Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian
Derived from the given name Husain.
Sinan سنان Arabic, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Sinan.
Siraj سراج Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Siraj.
Slimani سليماني‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sulayman.
Slimi سليمي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Slim.
Sobhi صبحي Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Sobhy صبحي Arabic
Derived from the given name Subhi.
Sofian سُفْيَان Arabic
It is an old and rare Arabic name and its rapid meaning is to walk, fly or float. Among the famous people who were called by this name is the companion Abu Sufyan bin Harb, the father of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan
Sofian سفيان Arabic
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Sofiane سفيان Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Solaiman سليمان Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Soleman سليمان Arabic
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Soliman سليمان Arabic, Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Sulayman. Its usage in the Philippines comes from the Spanish form of the name, Solimán.
Soliman سليمان Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Sulayman.
Soltani سلطاني Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sultan.
Soudani سوداني‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Sudanese (referring to a person from Sudan)", derived from Arabic سُودَانِيّ (sūdāniyy).
Stambouli ستامبولي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from Istanbul, Turkey.
Subhan سبحان Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Subhan.
Sudan سُودان Arabic, Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Sudan or who had traded with Sudan. The name of the country is ultimately derived from Arabic سُود (sud) meaning "black", referring to the darker skin of the inhabitants.
Sufian سفيان Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Sufyan.
Suhail سهيل Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Suhail.
Sulaiman سليمان Arabic, Maguindanao, Urdu
From the given name Sulayman.
Sulayman سليمان Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Suleiman سليمان Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Suleman سليمان Kurdish, Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Suleman سليمان Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sulayman.
Sulieman سليمان Arabic
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Suliman سليمان Arabic
From the given name Sulayman.
Tabassum تبسم Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tabassum.
Tadros تادرس Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Arabic form of Theodore, chiefly used by Copts.
Taha طه Arabic
From the given name Taha.
Tahar طاهر Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tahar.
Taher طاهر Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahir.
Tahir طاهر‎‎ Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tahir.
Tahiri طاهري Arabic (Maghrebi), Albanian, Persian
From the given name Tahir.
Tahraoui طهراوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tahar.
Tahseen تحسين Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Tahsin تحسين Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Taib طيب Arabic
From the given name Taib.
Taïeb طيب Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Taïeb.
Taj تاج Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Talaat طلعت Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Talat طلعت Arabic
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Talbi طالبي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Talib.
Taleb طالب Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Talha طلحة Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Talha.
Talhaoui طلحاوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Talha (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Talib طالب Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Tamer تامر Arabic
Derived from the given name Tamir.
Tamim تميم Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tamim.
Tamimi تميمي Arabic
From the given name Tamim.
Tammam Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tammam.
Tannous طنوس Arabic
Derived from the given name Tannous, an Arabic form of Anthony.
Tantawi طنطاوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Egyptian Arabic طنطاوى or Arabic طنطاوي (see Tantawy).
Tantawy طنطاوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Indicated a person from the Egyptian city of Tanta, possibly of Coptic origin.
Taoufik توفيق Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tawfiq.
Taouil طويل Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic طويل (see Tawil) chiefly used in North Africa.
Tarabay طربيه Arabic
History of this surname is unknown. A famous bearer with this last name is Nick E. Tarabay, a Lebanese-American actor.
Tarek طارق Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Tareq طارق Bengali, Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Targuisti Arabic (Maghrebi)
Moroccan (northern): habitational name for someone from the town of Targuist.
Tarik طارق Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Tariq طارق Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tariq.
Tawaji طوجي Arabic
Tawfik Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tawfiq.
Tawil طويل Arabic
Means "tall" in Arabic.
Tayeb طيب Arabic
From the given name Tayeb.
Tayyab طيب Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tayyab.
Tedros تيدروس Eastern African, Amharic, Ge'ez, Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
From the given name Tedros.
Terakgi Ottoman Turkish, Arabic (Rare)
Comes from the sentence "Tarak Yapımcısı" which means Comb maker, this surname was derived to the ottomans who would make combs? This last name would quickly spread to the arabs after the collapse of the ottoman empire.
Thabet ثابت Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Thabit ثابت Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Tharwat ثروت Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tharwat.
Tlemsani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Tlemcen, the name of a city in north-western Algeria.
Touati تواتي Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Habitational name denoting someone who originally came from the region of Touat (or Tuat) in Algeria.
Touil طويل Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic طويل (see Tawil) chiefly used in North Africa.
Touilbini Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Abdelaziz Touilbini (1978-), an Algerian boxer.
Touili طويلي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Touil.
Tounsi تونسي‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic تُونِسِيّ (tūnisiyy) meaning “Tunisian”, ultimately from تُونِس (tūnis) meaning "Tunisia, Tunis". It can refer to a native of the country of Tunisia, someone from the city of Tunis (in Tunisia), or the Tunisian Tounsi dialect of Arabic.
Touzani توزاني Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly derived from Aït Touzine, the name of a Rifian tribe in Morocco.
Trabelsi طرابلسي‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Tripoli in Libya from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι- (tri-) meaning "three" and πόλις (pólis) meaning "city".
Trabelssi طرابلسي‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Trabelsi.
Tumas توما Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Tumas.
Turkieh تركيا Ancient Hebrew, Arabic, Jewish
A Lebanese jewish surname that is often used among Lebanese jews in Israel.
Ubaidullah عبيد الله Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ubaidullah.
Uhumahu نقىبنب Arabic
He was arabic but died by cholera
Ullah الله Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه (Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Umar عمر Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Umar.
Usman عثمان Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maguindanao, Tausug, Maranao, Dhivehi
From the given name Uthman.
Vali ٱلْوَلِيُّ Spanish, Italian (Swiss), Arabic
This Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)... [more]
Wadood ودود Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Wadud ودود Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Wael وائل Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Wail.
Wagdy وجدي Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Wagdy.
Wahab وهاب Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahab.
Wahba وهبة Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic, derived from the word وَهَبَ (wahaba) meaning "to grant, to gift".
Waheed وحيد Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wahid.
Wahid وحيد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahid.
Wajid واجد Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wajid.
Waleed وليد Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Walid.
Wali ولي Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Arabic
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "helper, friend, protector", used in Islam to describe a saint.
Walid وليد Arabic
Derived from the given name Walid.
Waqar وقار Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waqar.
Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Warfalli).
Waris وارث Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waris.
Waseem وسيم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wasim.
Wasim وسيم Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wasim.
Wazir وزير Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Means "minister, vizier" in Arabic.
Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Werfalli).
Yacoob يعقوب Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yacoub يعقوب Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yacub يعقوب Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yafai يافاى Arabic
Meaning unknown.
Yagoub يعقوب Arabic
Derived from the given name Yaqub.
Yahan جہان, جهان Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Arabic
Yahia يحيى Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Yahiaoui يحياوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yahya يحيى Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yahya.
Yahyaoui يحياوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yaïch يعيش Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Yaich based on French orthography.
Yaich يعيش Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعيش (see Yaiche).
Yaïche يعيش Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Yaiche based on French orthography.
Yaiche يعيش Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic يعيش (ya'ish) meaning "he will live", ultimately derived from the word عاش ('asha) meaning "to live".
Yakoub يعقوب Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yakub يعقوب Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yalaoui يعلاوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian family name possibly derived from Arabic يَعْلَى (yaʿlā) or يَعْلَ (yaʿla) both meaning "exalted, high".
Yaqoob يعقوب Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqoub يعقوب Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqub يعقوب Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yared يارد Arabic
From the given name Yared.
Yaseen ياسين Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yasin.
Yaser ياسر Arabic
Derived from the given name Yasir.
Yasin ياسين Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.
Yasir ياسر Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Yasir.
Yasser ياسر Arabic
From the given name Yasir.
Yassin ياسين Arabic
From the given name Yasin.
Yassine ياسين‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yassine.
Yassir ياسر Arabic
Derived from the given name Yasir.
Yazbeck يزبك Arabic
Variant transcription of Yazbek.
Yaziji Turkish, Arabic
Arabic surname of Turkish origin meaning “clerk” or “writer”. Alternate spelling to Yazıcı.
Yehia يحيى Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Yehya يحيى Arabic, Uyghur
From the given name Yehya.
Yemen ليمن Arabic
From the Given Name YEMEN.
Youcef يوسف Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Youcef.
Youcefi يوسفي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian cognate of Yousfi.
Younes يونس Arabic
Variant transcription of Yunus.
Youness يونس Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Yunus.
Younis يونس Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yunus.
Yousef يوسف Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousfi يوسفي‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousif يوسف Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousri يسري Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Yousry يسري Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Youssef يوسف Arabic
From the given name Youssef.
Youssefi يوسفي Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Youssef.
Youssif يوسف Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Yusuf.
Yousuf يوسف Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yunus يونس Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yunus.
Yusef يوسف Persian, Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusuf يوسف Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).
Zaheer ظهير Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahir.
Zaher زاهر Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Zaher.
Zahi Arabic
From the given name Zahi.
Zahid زاهد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.
Zahir ظاهر Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
From the given name Zahir.
Zahiri ظاهري Persian, Arabic
From the given name Zahir.
Zahra زهراء Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.
Zahrani زهراني Arabic
From the Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming"; ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah)... [more]
Zahraoui زهراوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "related to Zahra" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Zahreddine زهر الدين Arabic
Zaid زيد Arabic
From the given name Zaid.
Zaidan زيدان Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zaïdi زيدي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaidi chiefly used in the Maghreb and influenced by French orthography.
Zaidi زيدي Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zaid.
Zaimi زعيمي Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Zaim.
Zain زين‎ Arabic
From the given name Zayn.
Zakaria زكريا Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zakariya زكريا Arabic
Arabic surname derived from the name of the prophet Zechariah.
Zakariyya زكريا Dhivehi, Arabic
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zaki زكي Arabic
From the given name Zaki.
Zakir ذاكر Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.
Zaky زكي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Zaki chiefly used in Egypt.
Zaydan زيدان Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zeidan زيدان Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zeitoun زيتون‎‎ Arabic
Derived from the Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive", a cognate of the Maghrebi Zitouni. It could also be linked to the famous El-Zeitoun district in Cairo, Egypt.
Zerhouni زرهوني Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African, Berber
Possibly refers to the Zerhoun mountain in Morocco. The family name originates from the city of Nedroma in Tlemcen, Algeria.
Zeroual زروال‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Nickname for a person with blue eyes from Berber aẓerwal meaning "blue".
Zerrougui زروقي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Zerrouki.
Zerrouki زروقي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) meaning "blue".
Zgheib زغيب Arabic
Lebanese surname of unknown meaning.
Zia ضياء Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ziya.
Ziadeh زيادة Arabic
Means surplus, extra in Arabic
Ziadi زيادي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ziyad.
Ziani زياني‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zayyan.
Zidan زيدان Arabic
From the given name Zaydan.
Zidane زيدان Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zaydan. A notable bearer is Zinedine Zidane (1972-), a French former footballer of Algerian descent.
Zitouni زيتوني‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Zogheib زغيب Arabic
Variant transcription of Zgheib.
Zoheir زهير Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zuhayr.
Zouaoui زواوي‎‎ Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indicates a member of the Igawawen (called Zouaoua in French) Kabyle tribe, from Maghrebi Arabic زواوة (zwāwa). The tribe's name is of uncertain meaning; it may be derived from the name of a massif in Kabylie, Algeria.
Zoubir زبير Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zoubir.
Zouhair زهير Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zouhair.
Zouhairi زهيري Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zouhair.
Zubair زبير Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zubair.
Zuhair زهير Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Zuhair.
Zulfikar ذو الفقار Arabic
From the given name Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar ذو الفقار Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zulfiqar.