Last names are one of the vital sections of the name that is usually associated with a person’s family, cultural value, or religion. So It is known as one of the essential parts that helps identify a person’s culture or religion. Mostly Muslims have particular last names. Some of the most popular Muslim last names, and their meaning will be mentioned in this article.
Not only that, their significance meanings, according to Islam, also be suggested. This article will also help in understanding the religious personalities related to these names.
Source : Forebears
So, Ali is the most common Muslim last name in the world.
Muslim Last Names and Meanings
A
There are plenty of common Muslim last names that start with the letter A. You may hear most of these names from your friends. Arabic naming system has a different approach to the usual naming way of other religions. That is the main reason why there are many common last names.
Abad – priest
Abbas – Lion
Abbasi – Lion
Abdalla – Servants of Allah
Abdallah – servant of Allah
Abdella – servant of god (worshipper of god)
Abdelnour – servant of the Light
Abdelrahman – servant of the Merciful
Abdi – My servant
Abdo – his servant’
Akel – intelligent
Akhtar – star
Akhter – A Star
Akram – generous
Alam – world
Alam – world
Ali – high
Allam – a pagan temple
Allee – Gift of god (bestowed by god)
Alli – Greatest
Ally – Friend
Aly – Noble kind
Aman – Safety
Amara – everlasting
Amber – Jewel
Ameen – faithful
Amen – God is gracious
Amer – prosperous
Amin – trustworthy
Amini – Faith
Amir – Prince
Amiri – Princely
Ammar – Long-living
Ansari – supporters
Anwar – a collection of lights
Arafat – Mount Of Recognition
Arif – Godly
Arshad – better guided
Asad – lion
Ashraf – most honorable one
Aslam – Safer
Asmar – dark-skinned
Assad – lion
Assaf – Gathers
Atallah – gift of God
Attar – perfumer
Awan – Quality
Aydin – enlightened
Ayoob – Job
Ayoub – Job
Azad – free man
Azam – great
Azer – Fire
Azimi – glorious
Aziz – dear
Azizi – Highly Esteemed
Azzam – Determined
Azzi – beloved
Muslim Last Names Starting with B
There aren’t many Arabic last names starting with letter “B”. But most of these names have very beautiful meanings and story behind them. Anyway, i’m not going to discuss how these name originated.
Bacchus – God of wine
Bacho – Little noble man
Baddour – one who beats
Badie – Beautiful
Bahari – One Who Sails
Baig – chief
Baksh – destiny
Baluch – young bull
Bangura – Warrior
Barakat – blessing
Bari – to select
Basha – Daughter of a promise
Bashara – good news
Basher – Man
Bashir – the one who brings good news
Baten – servant of Bate
Begum – Princess
Ben – blessed
Bilal – Moisture
Bina – understanding
Burki – Lighting
C
I could find only very few Muslim surnames starts with C. If you know more names, feel free to add them in the comment section. It will be very useful for anyone reading our blog.
Can – spirit
Chahine – kingly
Muslim Last Names Starting with D
Dada – curly-haired child
Dajan – Free Of Cost Got
Dalal – passion
Dawud – beloved
Dar – house
Darwish – dervish
Dawood – Beloved
Demian – to tame
Diab – pack of wolves
Din – religion
Doud – black
E
Ebrahim – Father of a multitude
Edris – fiery leader
Eid – day of celebration
Elsayed – God master
Elamin – Trustworthy
Elbaz – the falcon
Emami – Happiness
F
Fadel – excellent
Fahmy – intelligent
Fahad – Panther
Farag – Cure
Farah – Happiness
Faraj – Cure
Fares – fair
Farha – Happiness
Farhat – Joy
Farid – unique
Faris – knight
Farman – command
Farooq – Person who knows right from wrong
Farra – lovely
Farrah – Happy
Farran – the land
Fawaz – Successful
Fayad – Benefit
Firman – Traveler
G
Gaber – Strong man
Gad – Happiness
Galla – merrymaking
Ghaffari – merciful
Ghanem – successful
Ghani – Rich
Ghattas – baptism
Ghazal – gazelle
Ghazi – conqueror
Greis – stone
Guler – the one who smiles
H
There are many popular arabic surnames starting with letter H. Here are some common names.
Habeeb – beloved
Habib – dearly loved
Habibi – my love
Hadi – Leader
Hafeez – protector
Hai – Mass
Haidar – brave
Haq – truth
Haque – truth
Hares – rabbit
Hariri – Silk
Harron – heron
Harroun – Leader
Hasan – handsome
Hasen – rabbit
Hakeem – Wise
Hakim – Ruler
Halim – gentle
Hallal – solver
Hamad – To Praise
Hannan – Most Compassionate
Hashem – breaker
Hashemi – an ancestor of prophet muhammad
Hashim – Destroyer
Hashmi – Honorable
Hassan – handsome
Hatem – Judge
Hoda – guidance
Hoque – truth
Hossain – Handsome
Hosseini – righteousness
Huda – right guidance
Huq – Truth
Hussain – good
I
Ibrahim – Father Of Nations
Idris – interpreter
Imam – one who leads the way
Iman – Faith
Iqbal – prosperity
Irani – of or relating to Iran
Ishak – most talented and handsome
Ishmael – God listens
Islam – peace
Ismael – God Will Hear
Ismail – heard by God
J
Jabara – The Most High
Jabbar – giant
Jabbour – Honest
Jaber – comforter
Jabour – Aspect of allah
Jafari – Stream
Jaffer – River
Jafri – yellow flowers
Jalali – majesty
Jalil – Great
Jama – he who supplants
Jamail – Charming
Jamal – beauty
Jamil – beautiful
Jan – God Is Gracious
Javed – eternal
Javid – eternal
Muslim Last Names Starting with K
Kaba – glory
Kaber – The nation’s chief
Kabir – Great
Kader – powerful
Kaiser – emperor
Kaleel – friend
Kalil – Friend
Kamal – Perfection
Kamali – Perfection
Kamara – little room
Kamel – perfect
Kanan – Merchant
Karam – generosity
Karim – Noble
Karimi – Nice
Kassem – divider
Kazemi – one who controls his anger
Kazi – respect
Kazmi – fortune
Khalaf – Successor
Khalid – eternal
Khalifa – successor
Khalili – companion
Khan – ruler
Khatib – narration
Khawaja – master
Koroma – sigh
L
Laham – butcher
Latif – servant of the Gentle
Lodi – Valley of Piece
Lone – dedicated to Apollo
Muslim Last Names Starting with M
Madani – citizen
Mady – Maiden
Mahdavi – mother tongue
Mahdi – Rightly Guided
Mahfouz – protected
Mahmood – The praised one
Mahmoud – Praiseworthy
Majeed – Glorious
Majid – Noble
Malak – angel
Malek – king
Malik – King
Mannan – new day
Mansoor – Victory
Mansour – one who is victorious
Mansouri – victory
Mansur – Victory
Maroun – granite
Masood – fortunate
Masri – Egyptian
Massoud – prosperous
Matar – Rain
Matin – powerful
Mattar – perfumed
Meer – Leader
Miah – bright
Mian – sir
Mina – blue glass gem
Minhas – method
Mir – peace
Mirza – prince
Mitri – Friend
Moradi – wish
Mostafa – The Chosen One
Mourad – Desire
Mousa – son
Moussa – Newborn
Moustafa – The Chosen One
Mowad – Mister
Muhammed – praised
Munir – Brilliant
Murad – wish
Musa – Newborn
Mussa – Save by the Water
Mustafa – selected
N
Naderi – unique
Nagi – close friend
Naim – Happiness and comfort
Naqvi – clean
Nasir – helper
Nasar – Help
Nasrallah – Victory of God
Nasser – Help
Nassif – fair
Nawaz – cherishes
Nazar – Eyesight
Nazir – observer
Neman – treasurer
Niazi – compassion
Noor – light
Noorani – luminous
Noori – bright
Nour – The Divine Light
Nouri – my light
Muslim Last Names Starting with O
Obeid – inferior servant
Odeh – returning visitor
Omar – flourishing
Omer – flourishing
Othman – Wise
Ozer – essence
P
Parsa – chaste
Pasha – Small
Pashia – Passionate
Piran – prayer
Pour – son of some one
Q
Qadir – Almighty
Qasim – one who distributes
Qazi – Judge
Quadri – having four
R
Raad – leader
Rabbani – divine
Rad – adviser
Radi – satisfied
Radwan – Keeper Of A Vineyard
Rafiq – intimate friend
Rahaim – Merciful
Rahaman – Gracious
Rahim – Merciful
Rahimi – kind
Rahman – Gracious
Rahmani – Gracious
Rais – leader
Ramadan – parchedness
Ramin – Joyful
Rashed – rightly guided
Rasheed – rightly guided
Rashid – rightly guided
Rassi – red
Rasul – messenger
Rauf – Compassionate
Rayes – king
Rehmann – bog man
Reza – approval
Riaz – Meadow
Rizk – livelihood
Muslim Last Names Starting with S
Saab – difficult
Saad – Prosperity
Saade – Honor Earns A Crown
Saadeh – happiness
Saah – First born son
Saba – Eastern wind
Saber – Sword
Sabet – strong
Sabir – Patient
Sadek – to plant
Sader – a shoemaker
Sadiq – Friend
Sadri – Chief Seat
Saeed – Happy
Safar – manager
Safi – pure
Sahli – Smooth
Saidi – Fortunate
Sasha – helper of mankind
Salek – man of peace
Salem – Peace
Salih – Good
Salik – traveler
Salim – safe
Salloum – a Wolof kingdom
Salman – Safe or Secure
Samaan – one who listens
Samad – Eternal
Samara – Guardian
Sami – elevated
Samra – Soft
Sani – Brilliant
Sarah – princess
Sarwar – leader
Sattar – Servant of the Protector
Sawaya – shapely
Sayed – Mister
Selim – undamaged
Semaan – the one who hears
Senaya – noble
Shaban – separation
Shabazz – royal falcon
Shad – battle warrior
Shear – bright
Shafi – Advocate
Shah – very large’
Shahan – King
Shaheed – witness
Shaheen – like a king
Shahid – witness
Shahidi – witness
Shahin – majestic
Shaikh – leader of Islam
Shaker – Thankful
Shakir – Thankful
T
Tabet – well established
Taha – Pure
Taheri – descended from
Turay – Turan’s Moon
Tahir – Virtuous
Tamer – Competent soldier
Tariq – striker
Tawil – the tall
U
Uddin – faith
Ullah – of God
Usman – most powerful
V
Vaziri – minister
Vohra – battle array
W
Wahab – The Bestower
Wahba – gift
Waheed – Unique
Wakim – We Prevail
Wali – Governor
Y
There aren’t many islam last names stating with letter Y. But there are few middle eastern last names still popular among arabic countries.
Yacob – who strong against God
Yamin – Right Hand
Yasin – The Prophet Muhammad
Yassin – Quran (mentioned in the quran)
Younes – peaceful being
Younis – dove
Yousef – God increases
Yousif – Allah increases in power
Youssef – God increases
Z
Zadeh – born of
Zafar – victory
Zaher – knowing
Zahra – flower
Zaidi – increase
Zakaria – God has remembered
Zaki – Pure
Zaman – time
Zamani – Gift of God
Zia – light
What are Some Common Arabic Last Names in Muslim Countries?
You may like to see muslim surnames popular in different countries or regions. So, I thought to add most common family names in here.
- Adel – Eternal
- Ashref – Honorable one
- Ayad – Hands with power
- Mustafa –The chosen one
- Salem – Safe
These names are very common in most of the middle east countries such as Arab, UAE and Egypt.
- Khoury
- Haddad
Khoury surname originated in the Lebanon and Khoury is the most common last names in the Lebanon. Also, there are more than 62,374 people have Khoury surname all around the world. According to the statistics the 2nd most popular name in Lebanon is Haddad.
Top 10 Muslim Family Names in Lebanon
Furthermore, Ali is the most common family name in Bahrain, Ahmad is popular in Jordan and Mohoammed in Qutar.
Summary
Hope you found the muslim surnames that you are looking for. And, if I missed any names, feel free to add them in the comment section. So, that I can add it to the lists when i’m updating this post.
Premina Parker, is a parenting advisor. She is the author, most recently, parenting blog called Genbabycarrier.com. Her work has helped Time win two National Magazine Awards.
