Frequency: (138)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic munīr ‘bright’, ‘brilliant’, ‘radiant’.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 77%; Indian 5%. Mohammad (10), Muhammad (10), Nasir (3), Choudhry (2), Isam (2), Khan (2), Mohamad (2), Shahid (2), Yusuf (2), Adnan, Ahmed, Aminah; Asim (2), Asis.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
