Database of Arabic Surnames

Synopsis

Arabic surnames (family names) contain much inherent information than they seem to have. Our database of Arab surnames is a comprehensive and bilingual dataset contains [250,000+] refined entries with classification and full information including frequency transcription; usage covers a wide range of applications such as NER, name scoring, and name indexing.

The local transcription will give an insight of how each surname is actually pronounced within its geographic domain therefore indicates how far the local version deviates from legitimate Arabic version this will further facilitates the automatic generation of vowels for other surnames within the same geographic region.

Two versions of Arabic script are provided vocalized and unvocalized beside the Roman transcription which is for reference only, this makes it possible to regenerate all the legitimate variants for every name in many other non-Arabic script based languages.

Note: An augmented version of this database includes extra three fields:
(1) Sublocale: administrative area (region, city, etc.) where the surname dominates.
(2) Social Subgroup: mainly tribe and clan.
(3) Type: this field shows etymological data about the surname origins (original, borrowed, etc).

Information

Please download larger Arabic surnames sample in TXT format, or other related samples from dbsamples.htm.

Reference: DBASN

Entries: 250,000+

Last updated: 19/7/2019

Fields key

Entry: unvocalized surname
Arabic: legitimate vocalized Arabic version of the surname
Vocalized: vocalized "as pronounced" local version
Roman: Roman phonemic transcription "Romanization"
Locale: geographic region where the surname frequency is considered high
Variants: other common orthographic variants (*)

Sample
ID Entry Arabic Vocalized Roman Locale Variants
1 المساعفه الْمَسَاعِفَة الْمَسَاعْفَه Almasaafa Jordan
2 الشمري الشمري الْشِمِّرِي Ash-shimmiri KSA
3 فضل الله فَضْلُ الله فَضْلْ الله Fadl-lallah Sudan
4 حفناوي حَفْنَاوِيّ حَفْنَاوِي Hafnaawi Egypt
5 حسنين حَسَنَيْن حَسَنين Hasanen Egypt
6 قائد قَائِد قَائِد Gaayid Yemen قايد
7 الدوسري الْدَّوْسَرِيّ الْدَّوْسَرِي Ad-dawsari KSA
8 خلايلة خَلايِلَة خَلاَيْلَة khalaaylah Jordan
9 باعبود أبَا عَبُّود بَاعَبُود Ba-abbud Yemen
10 كاظم كَاظِم كَاظِم Kaadhim Iraq
11 الرملاوي الْرَّمْلاَوِيّ الْرَّمْلاَوِي Ar-ramlaawi Palestine
12 بوزيان أبُو زِيَان بُوزْيَان Buzyaan Algeria
13 الخوري الْخُورِيّ الْخُورِي Alkhuuri Lebanon
14 بنسعيد بِنْ سَعِيد بِنْسَعِيد Binsaaid Morocco
15 البشير الْبَشَير الْبَشَير Albashir Sudan
16 العلوي الْعَلَوِيّ الْعَلَوِي Alalawi Tunisia
17 الإدريسي الإدْرِيسِيّ لِيدْرِيسِي lydrisi Morocco
18 مهدي مَهْدِيّ مَهْدِي Mahdi Iraq
19 فرغلي فَرْغَلِيّ فَرْغَلِي Farghali Egypt
20 شنب شَنَب شَنَب Shanab Libya
21 الشيباني الْشَيْبَانِيّ الْشَيْبَانِي Ash-shaybaani Yemen
22 الحربي الْحَرْبِيّ الْحَرْبِي Alharbi KSA
23 البلاونة الْبَلاَوِنَة الْبَلاَوْنَة Albalaawnah Jordan
24 بودربالة أبُو دَرْبَالَة بُودَرْبَالَة Budarbaala Algeria
25 الهيتي الْهِيتِيّ الْهِيتِي Alheeti Iraq
26 الهنائي الْهَنَائِيّ الْهَنَائِيّ Al-hanaei Oman
27 الحمصي الْحِمْصِي الْحِمْصِي Alhimsi Syria
28 البلوشي الْبَلُوشِي الْبَلُوشِي Albalushy Oman
29 القليوبي الْقَلْيُوبِيّ الْقَلْيُوبِي Alqalyuubi Egypt
30 الضوء الْضَّوْء الْضَّو Aldaw Sudan
31 ملاسي مَلاَّسيّ مَلاَّسي Mallasi Iraq
32 العسكري الْعسْكَرِيّ الْعسْكَرِي Alaskari UAE
33 الفزاني الْفَزَّانِيّ الْفَزَّانِي Alfazzaani Libya
34 الذيابات الْذِّيَابَات الْذِّيَابَات Adh-dhiyaabat Jordan
35 الكباشي الْكَبَّاشِيّ الْكَبَّاشِي Alkabbaashi Sudan
36 العجمي الْعَجَمِيّ الْعَجَمِي Alajami Kuwait
37 الشراح الْشَّرَّاح الْشَّرَّاح Ash-sharraah Kuwait
38 القلاف الْقَلاف الْقَلاف Alqallaaf Kuwait
39 الجيلاني الْجَيْلانِيّ الْجَيْلانِي Aljelaani Tunisia
40 الأخرس الأخْرَس الأخْرَس Al-akhras Palestine
41 البلوشي الْبَلُوشِيّ الْبَلُوشِي Al-baluushi Oman
42 المحروقي الْمَحْرُوقِيّ الْمَحْرُوقِي Al-mahruuqi Oman
43 النجار الْنَجَّار الْنَجَّار An-naggaar Egypt
44 المجيد الْمَجِيد الْمَجِيد Almajeed Iraq
45 عواملة عَوَامِلَة عَوَامْلَة Awamla Jordan
46 حجو حَجُّو حَجُّو Haj-ju Syria
47 اللبابيدي الْلَبَابِيدِيّ الْلَبَابِيدِي Al-labaabidi Syria
48 يحيى يَحْيَى يَحْيَى Yahia Mauritania
49 تجاني تِيجَانِي تِجَانِي Tijaani Mauritania
50 التريكي الْتُرَيْكِي الْتِريكِي At-tireki Libya

* variants are rare in Arabic names, those included here may be considered as common typographic errors rather than real variants.