Globally, Ismail (Ismail 
, اسماعيل 
, إسماعيل 
, along with others...) is a prevalent primarily boy's, but very seldom girly first name. The first name Ismail is characteristic of Maldives, where it is a widespread masculine name, Morocco, where it is a common masculine name, and Sudan (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Nigeria, and Egypt. Also, Ismail is the last name as well as the forename.
Ismail is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Ismail | Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, India |
| اسماعيل | Iran, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| إسماعيل | Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq |
| Исмаил | Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Azerbaijan |
| ইসমাইল | Bangladesh |
| אסמאעיל | Israel |
| Исмайл | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan |
| Исмаиль | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Ισμαήλ | Greece |
| イスマイル | Japan |
Esmail, Ishmael, Ismaaciil, Ismael, Ismaele, Ismaiĺ, Ismaił, Ismaìl, Ismaíl, Ismaîl, Ismaïl, Ismaïł, Ismaīl, Ismaįl, Ismaıl, Ismàil, Ismàił, Ismàìl, Ismàíl, Ismàîl, Ismàïl, Ismáil, Ismáîl, Ismâil, Ismâìl, Ismâíl, Ismâîl, Ismâïl, Ismãil, Ismãił, Ismãìl, Ismãíl, Ismãîl, Ismãïl, Ismāil, Ismāïl, Ismăil, Iśmail, Iśmaïl, Iśmàil, Iśmáil, Iśmâil, Iśmâïl, Iśmãil, Iŝmáil, Išmail, Išmaił, Išmaîl, Išmaïl, Išmàil,
Ismail is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Исмаил , character in Fati-Sultan and Ismael Ortega .
| ali ibn ismail IR (b. 752) |
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| ismail ibn ibrahim (b. 756) |
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| ismail al-adschami (b. 1050) |
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| as-salih ismail Ayyubid emir of Damascus 1237,1239-1245 (b. 1200) |
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| ismail qureshi al hashmi Indian Sheikh, PK (b. 1260) |
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| ismail i Sultan of Granada (1279-1325), ES (b. 1279) |
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| ismail ii de granada Sultan of Granada (1338-1360), ES (b. 1338) |
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| ismail ibn al-ahmar Moroccan historian (b. 1387) |
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| ismail taishi Mongolian chieftain of the Northern Yuan dynasty (b. 1450) |
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| ismail adil shah Sultan of Bijapur (b. 1498) |
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| ismail khan lodi (b. 1520) |
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ismail hakki bursevi 17th-century Ottoman Muslim scholar and mystic, BG (b. 1653) |
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| ismail pasha al-azm Ottoman statesman and Governor of Damascus (b. 1700) |
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| ismail khan qashqai qashqai chieftain in 18th-century Iran (b. 1701) |
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| ismail al-khalidi al-minangkabawi Islamic scholar (b. 1712) |
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