Abbasi

Abbasi is a surname and given name of Arabic and Persian origin. It is a nisba, indicating lineage from Abbas, a traditional name in the Muslim world. The form Abbasi is common in Iran, the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the Middle East and among diaspora communities. Variants include Abbassi and Abasi.

Historically, the term is associated with Abbas, the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, and with the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258), the dynasty that established Baghdad as its capital and promoted a broad cultural and scientific flowering. In many Muslim societies, families and individuals adopted the nisba Abbasi to signal descent from Abbas or ties to Abbasid heritage.

Today, Abbasi is a common surname in several countries and is carried by people across professions, including politics, academia, and business. The name can appear as a given name as well as a surname, and its usage often reflects regional naming conventions rather than a single modern ethnicity or nationality.