Rabbani

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَبَّانِيّ (rabbāniyy, “godly person”); this surname is predominantly found in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Proper noun

Rabbani (plural Rabbanis)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rabbani is the 31360^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 739 individuals. Rabbani is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (48.85%) and White (40.46%) individuals.

Further reading

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