Mebarak

E199049

family name surname

Mebarak is the Lebanese-origin family name of international pop star Shakira and her paternal relatives.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Mebarak canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1787388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mebarak
Context triple: [Shakira, familyName, Mebarak]

A. Bisher Bashi
Bisher Bashi is a renowned Bengali poetry collection by Kazi Nazrul Islam, noted for its intense emotional expression and revolutionary themes.
B. Shobab
Shobab is a lesser-known son of King David of Israel and Bathsheba, mentioned briefly in the Hebrew Bible.
C. Barkat
Barkat was one of the prominent martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement in East Bengal, remembered for sacrificing his life in the struggle to preserve the Bengali language and cultural identity.
D. Naameh
Naameh is a central character in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as Noah’s devoted wife and partner in facing the coming flood.
E. As-Samad
As-Samad is one of the names of Allah in Islam, signifying the One who is absolutely self-sufficient, eternally depended upon by all creation, and free of all need.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mebarak
Target entity description: Mebarak is the Lebanese-origin family name of international pop star Shakira and her paternal relatives.

A. Bisher Bashi
Bisher Bashi is a renowned Bengali poetry collection by Kazi Nazrul Islam, noted for its intense emotional expression and revolutionary themes.
B. Shobab
Shobab is a lesser-known son of King David of Israel and Bathsheba, mentioned briefly in the Hebrew Bible.
C. Barkat
Barkat was one of the prominent martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement in East Bengal, remembered for sacrificing his life in the struggle to preserve the Bengali language and cultural identity.
D. Naameh
Naameh is a central character in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as Noah’s devoted wife and partner in facing the coming flood.
E. As-Samad
As-Samad is one of the names of Allah in Islam, signifying the One who is absolutely self-sufficient, eternally depended upon by all creation, and free of all need.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family name ⓘ surname ⓘ
associatedLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
associatedWith	Shakira ⓘ
bearer	William Mebarak Chadid ⓘ
birthName	Shakira ⓘ surface form: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
category	Arabic-language surnames ⓘ surnames of Lebanese origin ⓘ
child	Shakira ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Lebanon ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Lebanese ⓘ Lebanese people ⓘ surface form: Lebanese
familyName	Mebarak self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mebarak self-linksurface differs ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Arabic ⓘ
notableBearer	Shakira ⓘ William Mebarak Chadid ⓘ
notableIn	popular music culture ⓘ
paternalFamilyName	Mebarak self-linksurface differs ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Middle East ⓘ
script	Latin alphabet ⓘ
usedBy	Shakira ⓘ William Mebarak Chadid ⓘ
usedInDiaspora	Lebanese diaspora in Latin America ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shakira → familyName → Mebarak ⓘ

Mebarak → familyName → Mebarak self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Shakira

Mebarak → paternalFamilyName → Mebarak self-linksurface differs ⓘ