Ebrahim

English

Etymology

Alternative transliteration of Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), as a patronymic surname.

Proper noun

Ebrahim (plural Ebrahims)

  1. A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ebrahim is the 27331st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 884 individuals. Ebrahim is most common among White (50.34%), Asian/Pacific Islander (28.85%), and Black/African American (11.99%) individuals.

Maguindanao

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm).

    Proper noun

    Ëbrahím or Ebrahím (Jawi spelling إبراهيم)

    1. Abraham
    2. a male given name from Arabic, a common spelling variant of Ibrahim
    3. a surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Arabic]