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Frequency: (234)
(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 Arabic Ramaḍān, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a sacred month of fasting for Muslims. It is sometimes chosen by Muslim parents as a name for children born in this month. In this month the Qur’an, the Holy Book of Islam, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Jibril (Gabriel). This name is widespread throughout the Muslim world.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 81%. Ahmed (10), Mohamad (6), Mohamed (6), Walid (6), Wafic (5), Ali (4), Hassan (4), Hussein (3), Osama (3), Sami (3), Akram (2), Ashraf (2).
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