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Pages in category "Arabic-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 762 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Pages in category "Bengali Muslim surnames" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abid; Ahmad;
Pages in category "Surnames of Arabic origin" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
Nonetheless, such names are accepted in some areas. Its use is not exclusive to Muslims and throughout all Arab countries, the name Abdel-Massih, "Servant of Christ", is a common Christian last name. Converts to Islam may often continue using the native non-Arabic non-Islamic names that are without any polytheistic connotation, or association.
Albanians of Muslim background often bear Christian last names (denoting former Christian origin), and those with Christian often bear Muslim last names (which many in Northern regions adopted thinking it would lead to better treatment from the Ottoman authorities), although the holders of Bektashi surnames are usually actually of Bektashi ...
Bangladeshi Muslim names (12 P) Pages in category "Bengali-language surnames" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Following is a list of Punjabi Muslim tribes, castes and surnames, mainly those with origins in Punjab, Pakistan. Note that some of these may have a significant non-Muslim population. Note that some of these may have a significant non-Muslim population.