Popular Muslim Names in countries in the World
Islam is a growing religion with over 1.6 billion Muslims in the world. As such, Muslim names are now more popular than ever and will continue to rise as world population grows. Names can variate from different countries as some are considered old fashioned by some countries and others are considered more popular to use in other countries. As can be seen, our Prophets name Mohammad (PBUH) and the different variations of his name will always be a popular choice in Islamic countries or those with a high Muslim population.
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| Iran (2009) |
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Reza |
Milad |
Hamid |
Mehdi |
Hossein |
Ali |
Omid |
Shahin |
Shervin |
Kian |
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Maryam |
Fereshteh |
Niloufar |
Mahtāb |
Setareh |
Sara |
Bahar |
Mahsa |
Banou |
Roya |
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| Jordan (2009) |
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Mohammad |
Ahmad |
Abdul Rahman |
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Rimas |
Jana |
Hala |
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| Malaysia (2011) |
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Muhamad |
Adam |
Rayyan |
Ahmad |
Daniel |
Darwish |
Umar |
Haziq |
Irfan |
Zikri |
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Nur |
Zara |
Hannah |
Damia |
Sophia |
Alicia |
Aishah |
Humaira |
Batrisyia |
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| Pakistan |
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Mohammad |
Ali |
Hussain |
Omar |
Bilal |
Usman |
Zahid |
Shahid |
Saqib |
Nomaan |
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Fatima |
Fozia |
Sadia |
Sobia |
Nadia |
Maryam |
Farzana |
Ayesha |
Sakeena |
Zainab |
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| United Arab Emirates |
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| Male |
Mohammad |
Ahmad |
Eisa |
Majid |
Tarek |
Hamdan |
Khalifa |
Omar |
Rashid |
Ammar |
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Fatima |
Aisha |
Maitha |
Hind |
Hessa |
Afra |
Mariam |
Hamdah |
Khadijah |
Shamma |
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| Bangladesh |
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Ahmed |
Alam |
Begum |
Choudhury |
Das |
Hossain |
Khan |
Miah |
Muhammad |
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Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_given_names