Frequency: (117)
(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 naṣr-ullah ‘victory through Allah’. See the Qur'an (sura 110): ‘With Allah's help victory comes’.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 49%. Abdo (2), Amal (2), Nadim (2), Salah (2), Walid (2), Amer, Antoun, Anwar, Bahjat, Fadi, Faisal, Farid.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
