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18:Abrahamovsky
1488:/bin Brahim
1481:Ibn Ibrahim
1475:bin Ibrahim
1452:Ibrahimović
1447:İbrahimoğlu
1170:Ben-Abraham
1143:Abrahamsson
1113:Abrahamczyk
627:Pol Abraham
555:Max Abraham
431:Jay Abraham
194:Ann Abraham
176:Abu Abraham
1540:Categories
1529:given name
1486:Ben Brahim
1470:Al-Ibrahim
1443:/Ibrahimov
1334:Abromaitis
1299:Abramowski
1294:Abramovsky
1288:Abramowicz
1268:Abramofsky
1258:Abramovich
1233:Abramenkov
1196:from Abram
1148:Abrahamyan
1138:Abrahamson
1133:Abrahamsen
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861:References
127:patronymic
1441:Ibragimov
1407:Avramović
1397:Avramidou
1392:Avramidis
1382:Avramescu
1377:Avramenko
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1283:Abramović
1273:Abramoski
1248:Abramidze
1228:Abramenko
1223:Abramczyk
1218:Abramchuk
929:, page 71
96:Adburgham
1546:Surnames
1462:Patronym
1437:/Ebrahim
1430:Ebrahimi
1367:Avrahami
1344:Abromeit
1329:Abramyan
1314:Abramson
1309:Abramsky
1154:Abrahamz
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1081:Ibrahima
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877:, page 4
843:See also
130:Abrahams
125:and its
121:of both
68:Lebanese
1514:Abraham
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150:Ibrahim
146:Ibrāhīm
142:Abraham
123:Abraham
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76:Avraham
60:Cornish
36:English
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52:Irish
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