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)
Muslim: from a personal name based on Persian Riaz, from Arabic riyāḍ, plural of rawḍah ‘garden’.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 84%. Mohammad (17), Muhammad (7), Mohammed (6), Mian (3), Tariq (3), Kashif (2), Khalid (2), Adil, Ahamad, Ahmad, Ahmed, Ali.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
