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Ismail name meaning

First Name
3k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
6k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Ismail mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Ismail

User Submitted Origins

Islamic/Muslim
68%
Arabic
32%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Algeria, the name Ismail means "The man who listen to god".
  2. A submission from Morocco says the name Ismail means "Who hears god speaks".
  3. A user from Nigeria says the name Ismail is of Arabic origin and means "Heard by God".
  4. According to a user from Germany, the name Ismail means "Good listener".
  5. A submission from Qatar says the name Ismail means "Son of Prophet Abraham" and is of Aramaic origin.
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Wiktionary

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل‎ (ʾismāʿīl). Doublet of Ishmael

  1. (Islam) Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs.

Ismail was also found in the following language(s): Albanian

Notable Persons Named Ismail

Notable Persons Named Ismail

Ismail Enver

Ismail Enver was a Minister of War and Imperial Government (Ottoman Empire). Ismail was born on November 22nd, 1881 in Constantinople. He breathed his last breath on August 4th, 1922.

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Ismail I

Ismail I is a monarch. He holds the title 50, Shahanshah of Iran, 50px, and Shah. His career lasted from 1501 to 1524.

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Ismail Kadare

Ismail Kadare is a writer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1954 to present. Ismail was born on January 28th, 1936 in Gjirokastër, Kingdom of Albania.

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Ismail Pasha

Ismail Pasha is a monarch. He holds the title Khedive of Egypt, Sudan, and KhediveofEgyptandSudan. His most notable accomplishments were from 1863 to 1879.

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Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant was a producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He was most prominent from 1960 to 2005. Ismail was given the name Ismail Noormuhammad Abdul Rahman on December 25th, 1936 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He passed away on May 25th, 2005.

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Ismail Darbar

Ismail Darbar is a musician. Ismail was born on June 1st, 1964 in Surat, Gujarat, India.

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  • Ismail Haniyeh
    (Disputed)
  • Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
    President of Djibouti
  • İsmail Köybaşı
    Soccer Player
  • Ismail Qemali
    Prime Minister
  • Ismaïl Aissati
    Soccer Player
  • Ismail Matar
    Soccer Player
  • Ismail
    Royalty
  • Ismail Khan
    Office Holder
  • Ismail Chirine
  • Ismail al-Azhari
    President
  • Ismail Sabri Yaakob
    Malaysian Minister of Rural
  • Ismail Marzuki
    Musician
  • Ismail Yassine
  • Ismail Isa
    Soccer Player

Notable Persons With the Last Name Ismail

Notable Persons With the Last Name Ismail

Ibrahim Ismail

He holds the title Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan dan Yang Dipertuan bagi Negeri dan Jajahan Takluk Johor Darul Takzim. He has had major accomplishments since 2010. Ibrahim was born as the child of Iskandar of Johor on November 22nd, 1958 in Sultanah Aminah Hospital.

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Raghib Ismail

Raghib Ismail is a football player. His career lasted from 1991 to 2001. Raghib was born on November 18th, 1969 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

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Sherif Ismail

Sherif Ismail is a Prime Minister of Egypt, Minister of Petroleum, and Ministry of Petroleum (Egypt). Sherif was born on July 6th, 1955.

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Azharuddin Ismail

He was most active from 2008 to present. Azharuddin was given the name Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail in 1998 in Mumbai.

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Emma Maembong

Emma Maembong is an actress, arts artist, model, actor, model (people), and arts artist andmodel. She was most active from 2012 to present. Emma was given the name Fatimah Rohani binti Ismail on March 27th, 1992 in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Wallid Ismail

Wallid Ismail is a martial artist. Wallid was born on February 23rd, 1968 in Manaus.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Ismail U.S.
  White 44.07% 64.26%
  African American 25.40% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 22.51% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 5.57% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.22% 16.26%

Of Last Name Ismail

People with the last name Ismail are most frequently White, African American, or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Ismail

  • How Popular is the name Ismail? Ismail is the 5,227th most popular name of all time. As a last name Ismail was the 5,668th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Ismail have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,149 babies born with the first name Ismail in the United States. That's more than enough people named Ismail to occupy the territory of Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 3,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Ismail? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1962 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Ismail first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Ismail is Monday, September 4th, 1882.
  • What year had the most people named Ismail born? The highest recorded use of the first name Ismail was in 2016 with a total of 171 babies.
  • Random Ismail Factoid: According to the 2002 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Ismail is not a popular baby boy's name in Georgia. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Georgia have the same name in 2002.
  • Weird things about the name Ismail: The name spelled backwards is Liamsi. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Siimal. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Ismail? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 6,126 people with the last name Ismail.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Ismail? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Ismail as their last name.
  • Ismail name meaning

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