Abdurrahman

English

Etymology

Variant of Abdelrahman. This variant is predominantly found in Nigeria and Turkey.

Proper noun

Abdurrahman (plural Abdurrahmans)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Abdurrahman is the 37442^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Abdurrahman is most common among Black/African American (81.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abdurrahman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَن (ʕabdu r-raḥman).

Proper noun

Abdurrahman

1. a male given name from Arabic