Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Arabic; and the first letter is G.
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Gabr جبر Arabic
From the given name Jabr.
Gaddafi قذافي Arabic (Maghrebi)
From قذاذفة (Qadhadhfa), the Arabic name for a Berber tribe in Libya. The name possibly means "thrower, archer", from Arabic قَذَفَ (qaḏafa) meaning "to throw". A famous bearer was Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), a Libyan politician and revolutionary.
Galal جلال Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Jalal.
Gamal Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Jamal.
Gamlouche جملوش Arabic (Mashriqi)
Meaning unknown. It is found mostly in Lebanon and Kuwait.
Gasmi قاسمي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Qasim.
Gaza غَزَّة‎ Arabic
One who came from Gaza.
Gazelle عازيللي English, French, Arabic
Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). This is the surname of famous deuteragonist Gigi Gazelle who is the teacher of Peppa Pig.
Gemayel الجميّل Arabic (Mashriqi)
Derived from the given names Jamal or Jamil. This surname is borne by members of a Lebanese Maronite Christian political family, notably the assassinated president-elect and militia commander Bachir Gemayel (1947-1982).
Ghaffar غفار Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghaffar.
Ghafoor غفور Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghafur.
Ghaith غيث Arabic
From the given name Ghayth
Ghaleb غالب Arabic
From the given name Ghalib.
Ghali غالي Arabic
From the given name Ghali.
Ghanem غانم Arabic
Derived from the given name Ghanim.
Ghanim غانم Arabic
Derived from the given name Ghanim.
Ghannouchi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Mohamed Ghannouchi (1941–), the former Prime Minister of Tunisia.
Gharbi غربي Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "westerner, one from the west" from Arabic غرب (gharb) meaning "west, occident". In Tunisia it is typically used as a name for someone originally from Algeria or Morocco (being the two westernmost countries in North Africa).
Ghareeb غريب Arabic
From the given name Gharib.
Gharib غريب Arabic
From the given name Gharib.
Ghassan Arabic (Modern)
The Ghassan surname originated in the village of Furzol in eastern Lebanon. It is believed that the name came from Shefa-'Amr in Israel, and was brought by Ghassans that were fleeing the unjust rule of Ahmed al-Jazzar, the Wali of Sidon and Damascus in the late 18th century... [more]
Ghazi غازي Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghazi.
Ghobrial غبريال Arabic, Coptic
Derived from the given name Gabriel, used by Coptic Christians in Egypt and Sudan.
Ghobriel غبريال Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic غبريال (see Ghobrial), found predominantly in Lebanon.
Gholam غلام Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Gholam.
Ghulam غلام Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
From the given name Ghulam.
Gilani جيلاني Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Originally indicated a person from the Gilan province in Iran, or the Gelani tribe mentioned in ancient records.
Gillani جيلاني Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic جيلاني or Persian, Urdu گیلانی (see Gilani).
Giza 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.