Frequency: (171)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Muslim: Arabic family name indicating descent from or association with someone called Raḥmān (see Rahman).
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 76%. Abdul (5), Akbar (4), Aziz (3), Ali (2), Bahram (2), Bijan (2), Mohammad (2), Mohammed (2), Rachid (2), Abbas, Abolfazl, Ehsan.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
