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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Arabic; and the length is 5 or 10 or 15.
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Aarab عَرّاب Arabic
Ethnic name for an Arab, from Arabic عرب (ʿarab), a collective, meaning literally "Arabs". The surname is most frequent in countries, such as Iran and Algeria, that were not populated by ethnic Arabs in the first millennum; its bearers are both Muslims and Christians.
Aaziz عزيز Arabic
From the given name Aziz.
Abaza أباظة Arabic
From the name of the Abazin (or Abaza) people native to the Northwest Caucasus. This name was adopted by Abazins, Circassians, and Abkhaz who were expelled from the Caucasus in the 19th century.
Abbès عباس Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abbas.
Abbou عبو Arabic (Maghrebi)
From a diminutive of the given name Abd Allah.
Abdelhafid عبد الحفيظ Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abd al-Hafiz.
Abdelhakim عبد الحكيم Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Hakim.
Abdellaoui عبد اللاوي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abd Allah.
Abdellatif عبد اللطيف Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Latif.
Abdelmajid عبد المجيد Arabic
From the given name Abd al-Majid.
Abdelqader عبد القادر Arabic
From the given name Abdelqader.
Abdelrahim عبد الرحيم Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rahim.
Abdelsalam عبد السلام Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd as-Salam.
Abdelwahab عبد الوهاب Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd al-Wahab.
Abderrahim عبد الرحيم Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abderrahim.
Abdessalam عبد السلام Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abdessalam.
Abdou عبده Arabic
Derived from the given name Abduh.
Abdulghani عبد الغني Arabic
From the given name Abdulghani.
Abdulhamid عبد الحميد Arabic
From the given name Abdulhamid.
Abduljalil عبد الجليل Arabic, Malaysian
From the given name Abd al-Jalil
Abdul-Karim عبدالكريم Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd al-Karim.
Abdulmawla Arabic
Combination of the Arabic word “Abdul,” which means “servant of,” and the word “Mawla,” which means “lord” or “patron.”
Abdulrahim عبد الرحيم Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rahim.
Abdurahman عبد الرحمن Arabic, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Abd al-Rahman.
Abloh Arabic
Arabic origin
Abood عبود Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).
Aboud عبود Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبود (see Abboud).
Abrar أبرار Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abrar.
Adeeb أديب Arabic
Derived from the given name Adib.
Adeel عادل Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Adil.
Adham أدهم Arabic
From the given name Adham.
Adlan عدلان Arabic
From the given name Adlan.
Adnan عدنان Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Adnan.
Afeef عفيف Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Afif.
Affan عفان Arabic
Derived from the given name Affan.
Afrah Arabic
From the given name Afrah.
Afzal أفضل Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Afzal.
Ageeb Arabic
Means exotic or strange
Ahsan أحسن Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Ahsan.
Aiman أيمن Arabic
Derived from the given name Ayman.
Aisha عائشة Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aisha.
Aissi عيسي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Isa 1.
Ajami عجمي Arabic, Persian
Variant of Ajam.
Ajmal أجمل Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ajmal.
Akbar أكبر Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Akbar.
Akmal أكمل Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Akmal.
Akram أكرم Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Akram.
Alami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic عَلِيم (ʿalīm) meaning "knowing, learned, education" (see Alim), mainly used in a religious context.
Alawi علوي Arabic
From the given name Ali 1.
al-Baghdadi البغدادي Arabic
Originally denoted a person who came from Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq.
Al-Boukhili البوكحيلي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Al-Dhanhani الدهاناني Arabic
Aleem عليم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Alim.
Al-haj الحاج Arabic
Variant of Haj.
al-Husseini الحسيني Arabic
Derived from the given name Hussein.
Al-Kadamani Arabic
used Dutch "The Voice Of Holland"'s Hanin Al-Kadamani
al-Kashgari آل قشقري Uyghur, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Uyghur كاشغەرىي and Arabic كاشغري (see Kashgari). A famous bearer was Mahmud al-Kashgari (1005-1102), an 11th-century Kara-Khanid scholar and lexicographer of the Turkic languages from the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, China.
Allam علام Arabic
originally an arabic name but has been used by english speakers. the name means "recognized" or "famous". in other languages it means "one who represents us" and in some languages translates as "flag"
Almas ألماس, الماس Persian, Arabic
From the given name Almas.
Almathrahi Arabic (Rare)
Origin unknown, but most likely an anglicized version of 'Almathami'.... [more]
Al Mokaddem المقدم Arabic
History: Descendants of the blessed Fatima the daughter of prophet Mohammed in the Arabian Peninsula.... [more]
al-Rumaithi الرميثي Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Al-Rumaitha in Iraq, or the Rumaithiya area in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The place names are derived from either the Arabic words الرمث (al-ramth) or حافة (rimth), both the names of a type of flowering plant (genus Haloxylon), called saxaul in English... [more]
Al-Shishani الشيشاني Arabic, Chechen (Expatriate)
Means "the Chechen" in Arabic. This was adopted by Chechens who migrated to the Arab world from the Caucasus.
Altaf ألطاف Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Altaf.
al-Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Warfalli" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Warfalla (ورفلة) tribal confederation of western Libya. The tribe is of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin, and they mainly reside in the city of Bani Walid in the Misrata district.
al-Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Warfalli).
Amani امانی, أماني Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amani.
Amari عماري Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ammar (chiefly Algerian).
Ameen أمين Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amin.
Ameer أمير Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amir 1.
Amine أمين Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Amin.
Amini أميني Persian, Arabic
From the given name Amin.
Ammar عمار Arabic
Derived from the given name Ammar.
Anbar عنبر Arabic
Means "amber" in Arabic (see English name Amber). Notable actress Nihal Anbar was born in 1960.
Anees أنيس Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Anis.
Ansar انصار Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ansar.
Anwar أنور Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Anwar.
Anwer أنور Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali
Variant transcription of Anwar.
Aqeel عقيل Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Aqil.
Arabi عربي Arabic, Persian
Means "Arab" in Arabic and Persian.
Arafa عرفة Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning “to know”.
Asaad أسعد Arabic
From the given name As'ad.
Asari آساری Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Asar.
Assad أسعد Arabic
Derived from the given name As'ad.
Ateeq عتيق Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atiq.
Atiya عطيّة Arabic
From the given name Atiya.
Attia عطية Arabic
From the given name Atiya.
Awwad عواد Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواد (see Awad).
Ayade عياده Arabic
Ayari عياري Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Derived from Arabic عَيَّار (ʿayyār) or Persian عیار (ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).
Ayman أيمن Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ayman.
Ayoob أيّوب Arabic
From the given name Ayyub
Ayoub أيوب Arabic
From the given name Ayyub.
Ayyub أيوب Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ayyub.
Azeem عظيم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Azim.
Azeez عزيز Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Aziz.
Azhar أزهر Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Azhar.
Azizi عزيزي Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Aziz.
Azzam عزام Arabic
From the given name Azzam.
Azziz عزيز Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aziz.
Bader بدر Arabic
Derived from the given name Badr.
Bahaa بهاء Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Bahij بهيج Arabic
From the given name Bahij.
Bahri بحري Arabic, Persian
From the given name Bahri.
Bakri بكري Arabic
From the given name Bakr.
Balaa بلعة Arabic
Baqir باقر Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Baqir.
Basir بصير Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Basit باسط Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Basit.
Basri بصري Arabic
Derived from the given name Basri.
Bazzi بزي Arabic
Perhaps derived from an Arabic word meaning "foster brother(s)".
Belal بلال Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Belal.
Belmokhtar Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar, chiefly used in Algeria.
Benatallah Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Atallah" in Arabic, chiefly used in Algeria.
Benchabane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Chabane" in Arabic, chiefly used in Algeria.
Ben Hassine بن حسين Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Husayn" in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).
Benjelloun بنجلون Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of uncertain meaning, possibly of Sephardic origin.
Ben Khalifa بن خليفة Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Khalifa" (primarily used for Tunisian and Algerian Arabic).
Ben Mansour بن منصور Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Mansour" (chiefly Tunisian).
Ben Mohamed محمد بن Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Mohamed" (chiefly Maghrebi).
Benramdane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ben Romdhane (chiefly Algerian).
Benslimane بنسليمان Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Slimane" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Ben Youssef بن يوسف Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Arabic بن يوسف (bin Yusuf) meaning "son of Yusuf".
Bilal بلال Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
From the given name Bilal
Bitar بيطار Arabic
Means "farrier, blacksmith, smith" in Arabic.
Boulahrouz بولحروز Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Means "father of Lahrouz", possibly an Arabic given name of unknown meaning. It is chiefly used in Algeria and Morocco. The retired Dutch soccer player Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Boumediene بومدين Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Midian" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian). A notable bearer was Houari Boumediene (1932-1978), born as Mohamed ben Brahim Boukharouba, an Algerian revolutionary who served as the second President of Algeria from 1976-1978.
Bouteflika بوتفليقة Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "one who makes things explode" in Algerian Arabic. A famous bearer is Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937-), who served as president of Algeria from 1999 to 2019.
Bugis بوقس Indonesian, Arabic
From the name of the Bugis people, itself derived from the endonym Ugi' of uncertain meaning. This surname is common among people of Indonesian ancestry in Saudi Arabia.
Cawas قوس Indian (Parsi), Persian, Indian, Arabic
Cawas is an Indian (Parsi) surname which means “Arch” in Persian and ultimately Arabic. John Cawas of Toofani Tarzan fame was a notable person with that surname.
Daoud داوود, داود Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
Dawud داود, داوود Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.
Diyab دياب Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دياب (see Diab).
Dridi دريدي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).
Dudin دودين Arabic
Edris إدريس Arabic
Derived from the given name Idris 1.
Eissa عيسى Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Isa 1.
Elbaz الباز Judeo-Spanish, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Albaz.
El Dessouky الدسوقي Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Eldessouky.
Eldessouky الدسوقي Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Dessouky" in Arabic, most likely referring to the city of Desouk in northern Egypt.
El Jaouhari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Jaouhari" in Arabic, Jaouhari being derived from Arabic جوهر (jawhar) "jewel, precious stone, gem, essence" (see Jawahir)... [more]
El Marnissi المرنيسي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Marnissi".
el-Moujtaba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the chosen" in Arabic, from the given name Mujtaba. This name is chiefly used in Mauritania.
el-Moujteba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba). This name is chiefly used in Mauritania.
El Ouazzani الوزاني Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Ouazzani", originally indicating a person who came from the town of Ouazzane in Morocco.
Elsharkawy الشرقاوي Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the easterner, the one from the east" from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "east, eastern".
Elyas إلياس Arabic
From the given name Ilyas.
Emran عمران Bengali, Arabic
Derived from the given name Imran.
Essam Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name 'Isam.
Ezzat عزت Arabic
Derived from the given name Izzat.
Fadel فاضل Arabic
From the given name Fadil.
Faden فادن Arabic
Originally denoted someone from the city of Padang in Indonesia.
Fadil فاضل Arabic
From the given name Fadil.
Fahad فهد Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Fahad.
Fahed فهد Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahd.
Fahim فهم Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Fahim.
Fahmi فهمي Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Fahmy فهمي Arabic
Derived from the given name Fahmi.
Fakir فقير Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Faqir.
Faqir فقير Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
From the given name Faqir.
Farag فرج Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Faraj chiefly used in Egypt.
Farah Arabic
From the given name Farah.
Faraj فرج Arabic
From the given name Faraj.
Fares فارس Arabic
Variant of Faris used in Egypt and the Maghreb.
Farid فريد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Farid.
Faris فارس Arabic
From the given name Faris.
Faruk فاروق Bengali, Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Faruq فاروق Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Fathi فتحي Arabic, Persian
From the given name Fathi.
Fathy Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Fathi.
Fawaz فواز Arabic
Derived from the given name Fawaz.
Fawzi فوزيّ Arabic
From the given name Fawzi
Fawzy فوزي Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Egypt.
Fayaz فياض Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Fayez فائز Arabic
Derived from the given name Faiz.
Fazal Arabic
In Islam Imam Hussain's brother (Abbas) was named Fazal, however he was not his biological brother. Imam Hasan was his biological brother. Fazal was rather referred to as Abbas, in his life (c. 566 – c. 653 CE) he was referred to as Abbas and is also referred to today as Abbas
Fekry فكري Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Fikri.
Ferdi فَرْدِي Arabic
Possibly derived from the Arabic given name Ferdi.
Fouad فؤاد Arabic
From the given name Fuad.
Galal جلال Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Jalal.
Gamal Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Jamal.
Gasmi قاسمي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Qasim.
Ghali غالي Arabic
From the given name Ghali.
Ghannouchi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Mohamed Ghannouchi (1941–), the former Prime Minister of Tunisia.
Ghazi غازي Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghazi.
Gomaa جمعة Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Juma.
Habal حبال Arabic
Habib حبيب Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Habib.
Hadad حداد Arabic, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Arabic حداد (see Haddad), also used by Jews.
Hadia هادية Arabic
From the given name Hadia.
Hafez حفيظ Arabic
Derived from the given name Hafiz.
Halim حليم Arabic
From the given name Halim.
Hamad حمد Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamad.
Hamdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Hamdi.
Hamdy حمدي Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Hamdi.
Hamed حامد Arabic
From the given name Hamed.
Hamid حامد, حميد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Hamid 1 or Hamid 2.
Hamza حمزة Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hamza.
Hamzi حمزي Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamza.
Hanae هناء Arabic (Maghrebi)
From a Moroccan transcription of the Arabic name Hana 1 or Hanaa.
Hanif حنيف Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Hanif.
Haris حارث Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Harith.
Harun هارون Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Harun.
Hasan حسن Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Hasan.
Hasib حسيب Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Hasib.
Hatam Arabic
From the given name Hatam.
Hatem حاتم Arabic
Derived from the given name Hatim.
Hatim حاتم Arabic
Derived from the given name Hatim.
Hayat حياة Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Turkish
From the given name Hayat.
Hayek حايك Arabic
Means "weaver" in Arabic.
Helal هلال Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Hilal.
Helmi حلمي Arabic
From the given name Hilmi.
Helmy حلمي Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Helmi.
Hidad حداد Arabic
In Arabic this means "black smith".
Hilal هلال Arabic
From the given name Hilal.
Hilmi حلمي Arabic
From the given name Hilmi.
Hindi هندي Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Denotes someone from India.
Hosni حسني Arabic
From the given name Husni.
Hosny حسني Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Husni حسني Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Hyder حيدر Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Haidar.
Idris إدريس إدريس Arabic
From the given name Idris 1.
Ihsan إحسان Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ihsan.
Ikram إكرام Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ikram.
Ilyas إلياس Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ilyas.
Imran عمران Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Imran.
Iqbal إقبال Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Iqbal.
Irfan عرفان Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Irfan.
Ishag إسحاق Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from the given name Ishaq (chiefly used in Sudan).
Ishak إسحاق Arabic
From the given name Ishak.
Ishaq إسحاق Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ishaq.
Islam إسلام Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Islam.
Ismat عصمة, عصمت Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name 'Ismat.
Israr إسرار Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Israr.
Jabar جبار Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Jabbar.
Jaber جابر Arabic
From the given name Jabir.
Jabir جابر Arabic
From the given name Jabir.
Jafar جعفر Arabic, Persian
From the given name Jafar
Jalal جلال Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Jalal.
Jalil جليل Arabic, Persian
From the given name Jalil
Jamal جمال Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Jamal.
Jamil جميل Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Jamil.
Jawad جواد Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Jawad.
Judeh جودة Arabic
From Arabic جودة (jawdah) meaning "excellence, goodness".
Kabir كبير Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Kabir.
Kadir قادر, قدير Arabic
From the given name Qadir.
Kadri قادري Arabic
From the given name Qadir.