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 27331^st 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

Etymology tree

Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor.

Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām)bor.

Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)bor.

Maguindanao Ebrahim

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]