Mannan
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Frequency: (124)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic mannān ‘benevolent’, ‘bountiful’. Al-Mannān ‘the Bountiful’ is an attribute of Allah, and this name is found in combinations such as ῾Abd-ul Mannān ‘servant of the Bountiful’. This is a common name in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India.
2. Indian (Tamil Nadu): Hindu name meaning ‘king’ in Tamil. It is found as a personal name in India, but is also used as a family name in the U.S. among families from Tamil Nadu.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 67%; Indian 8%. Abdul (24), Mohammed (7), Mohammad (3), Chowdhury, Ghalib, Ghazi, Golam, Kazi, Muhammad, Nadim, Sayeeda, Sheikh; Ashok, Bindu, Dev, Jugal, Ramasamy, Sapna, Sarwan, Satish.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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