Rasul

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Расул in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, KG Kyrgyzstan and 5 more, Rasool in PK Pakistan, IN India, ES Spain and 3 more, Rasoul in IR Iran, AF Afghanistan, SY Syria and 1 more and Raşul in TM Turkmenistan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 7 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Rasul is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate surname70K records spelled Rasul6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Pakistan, Iraq

  Also written Rasūl, Räsul, Răsul, Räsül, R̲asūl

• Indonesian surname8.5K records spelled Rasul4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Raşul, Rasūl

• Spanish surname3.1K records spelled Rasul10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Spain, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Raşul, Rasül, Rasúl, Rasūl

• Sinhala surname1.3K records spelled Rasul2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Canada, United Kingdom

  Also written Raşul

• Swahili surname1.3K records spelled Rasul4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, India, United States, Malaysia

  Also written Raşul

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Rasul is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Arabic, Messenger of Allah. 8! Jyu, soo

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In Arabic, messenger, messenger of Allah

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• messenger

  as a name·Whats in a name = Unaitwaje a Swahili book of names

• In Maltese, synonym of appostlu (“apostle”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Indonesian, rasul: a prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 93 years between 1913–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Nina Rasulb. 1930PHFilipino politician, senator
• Amjid Rasulb. 1957KEbadminton player
• Imran Rasulb. 1974GBeconomist (University College London (UCL); Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS))
• Golam RasulTHresearcher, ORCID id # 0000-0002-5972-5036
• Shahid RasulGBresearcher

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 337 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Rasul?

We estimate roughly 25 thousand people bear Rasul (counting its spellings and scripts) across 4 countries in our records.

In which country does Rasul have the most bearers?

Rasul is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled расул.

How common is Rasul compared with other names?

In Russia, Rasul is the 239th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

What does the name Rasul mean?

Recorded meaning: A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.