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).
Resources
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 |
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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. |