Fars Province Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Fars Province

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Fars Province Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Fars Province Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Fars Province Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Fars Province Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Fars Province

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Fars Province Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Fars Province Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Fars Province

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Iran
1Zare90,5321:5236.86%20
2Mohammadi50,6531:935.54%1
3Hosseini47,6291:996.68%2
4Zarei45,9641:10320.04%26
5Moradi33,8801:1407.68%5
6Ahmadi33,1771:1436.02%3
7Karimi32,4311:1467.73%7
8Jafari31,6301:1507.56%9
9Heydari28,1361:1686.56%6
10Rahimi27,2251:1748.24%13
11Dehghani26,8191:17618.76%58
12Ghasemi26,6681:1777.85%12
13Mousavi26,5791:1786.34%8
14Abbasi25,3591:1878.93%16
15Dehghan24,0461:19718.71%66
16Jokar23,5221:20156.57%235
17Keshavarz23,0811:20532.30%134
18Ranjbar22,1841:21319.30%73
19Gholami22,0941:2148.56%17
20Hashemi21,6851:2189.80%28
21Razaee20,8021:22710.42%37
22Sadeghi20,2071:2346.80%15
23Amiri20,1821:2348.69%24
24Ali20,0561:2364.26%4
25Kazemi19,1911:2478.32%25
26Ebrahimi18,9221:2505.81%14
27Karami18,3661:2589.99%42
28Akbari17,4231:2726.96%18
29Norouzi15,9481:2978.08%38
30Pour15,9161:2974.29%11
31Bagheri15,7691:3006.78%23
32Asadi15,1231:3136.07%19
33Razaie14,7891:3209.50%52
34Nazari14,6921:3227.29%35
35Ghorbani14,1111:3355.90%22
36Rezaei13,9071:3406.77%33
37Sharifi13,7131:3457.30%41
38Shafiee13,6371:34713.24%84
39Rostami13,4261:3527.46%45
40Safari13,3831:3547.95%47
41Esmaeili13,1931:3596.33%32
42Yousefi12,6971:3735.83%30
43Najafi12,6331:3747.05%46
44Salehi12,4711:3796.09%34
45Taheri12,3671:3837.50%50
46Mahmoudi12,1161:3905.06%21
47Ansari11,9371:39613.68%104
48Khosravi11,4631:4137.39%53
49Rousta11,4241:41464.06%579
50Shabani11,3951:4159.33%68
51Askari11,1301:42517.86%157
52Mohammad11,0941:4262.96%10
53Kargar10,8891:43418.90%171
54Azizi10,8171:4375.98%44
54Ghanbari10,8171:4378.06%61
56Fathi10,4981:4517.85%62
57Shirvani10,2361:46232.69%306
58Farhadi10,0211:47214.53%140
59Azadi9,9561:47517.24%170
60Rahmanian9,4831:49957.39%642
61Soltani9,3211:5085.61%49
62Rahmani9,2031:5145.07%43
63Jamshidi9,1961:51411.49%119
64Izadi9,1881:51516.00%173
65Keshavarzi9,1811:51552.22%589
66Barzegar9,1171:51915.67%168
67Nassiri9,0591:5228.29%76
68Amini9,0561:5225.41%48
69Mansouri9,0231:5247.56%71
70Soleimani8,9091:5314.68%40
71Jamali8,8551:53411.18%121
72Abdollahi8,7401:5415.75%55
73Eskandari8,5461:5548.57%89
74Bahmani8,4571:55918.73%221
75Zamani8,3631:5665.82%57
76Abedi8,3171:56910.50%120
77Tavakoli8,2991:5708.71%94
78Rafiee8,1981:57710.41%122
79Ramezani7,8861:6004.81%51
80Shojaei7,8541:6028.99%103
81Mokhtari7,6131:6218.84%106
82Khademi7,5601:62612.61%163
83Sajjadian7,5091:63068.46%972
84Masoumi7,4381:63610.46%135
85Kamali7,3161:6478.33%102
86Reyesi7,2221:6559.01%118
87Goodarzi7,2191:6557.12%86
88Nematollah7,2081:65651.89%752
89Firoozi7,1431:66218.07%245
90Qaide7,1041:66646.47%694
91Alizadeh7,0821:6683.33%31
92Arab7,0471:6716.32%75
93Hasani7,0111:6755.08%60
94Ghahramani6,8781:68813.09%184
95Esfandiari6,8741:68818.55%257
95Nouri6,8741:6883.13%29
97Mirzaei6,8131:6944.69%56
98Bahrami6,7701:6994.43%54
99Haji6,7491:7012.95%27
100Rajabi6,6091:7165.05%64
101Mir6,5511:7223.28%36
102Shah6,4801:7303.40%39
103Hemati6,4111:73810.77%165
104Khalili6,3181:7495.98%81
105Salimi6,3041:7505.77%77
106Shahriari6,2461:75714.34%229
107Habibi6,0381:7845.79%82
108Nemati6,0281:7856.84%101
109Kiani5,9201:7996.09%93
110Parsaei5,9131:80047.91%859
111Khajeh5,8911:80310.00%167
112Fallahi5,8481:80912.42%210
113Shahbazi5,7981:8166.74%108
114Homayoun5,7371:82563.64%1,168
115Javidi5,6651:83544.83%836
116Fereydouni5,6621:83627.31%497
117Mirzaie5,6441:8386.40%100
118Rastegar5,6011:84519.69%346
119Naderi5,5651:8504.96%74
120Yazdani5,4711:8656.36%109
121Dehghanian5,2671:89850.58%1,026
122Hatami5,2451:9026.25%112
123Rashidi5,2171:9075.17%87
124Emadi5,1091:92622.45%440
125Salmani5,0551:9367.32%138
126Kaviani5,0481:93720.81%407
127Tajik5,0451:9386.99%132
128Rasooli5,0121:9445.28%95
129Bayat4,9151:9635.53%99
130Abbas4,8971:9664.03%70
131Khosravani4,8621:97339.74%867
132Roshan4,8401:97713.92%277
133Mehrabi4,8181:98210.21%209
133Saeedi4,8181:9823.93%67
135Houshmand4,7751:99121.30%447
136Javanmardi4,7651:99339.29%881
137Shokouhi4,7541:99520.75%432
138Ghaffari4,7321:1,0004.73%88
138Maleki4,7321:1,0003.41%59
140Hoshyar4,7291:1,00029.79%664
141Bordbar4,7181:1,00346.62%1,059
142Nasseri4,6821:1,0104.73%91
143Lotfi4,6641:1,0144.37%80
144Hosseinpour4,6611:1,0156.17%126
145Jalali4,6531:1,0174.33%79
146Khorram4,6001:1,02823.27%528
146Panahi4,6001:1,0287.45%158
148Amir4,5961:1,0295.67%117
149Sotoudeh4,5781:1,03317.82%389
150Azhdari4,4131:1,07227.74%663
151Rasti4,3631:1,08426.95%649
152Tahmasbi4,3521:1,0877.68%176
153Monfared4,2801:1,10530.94%754
154Mahdi4,2551:1,1125.02%110
155Mozaffari4,2301:1,1188.08%185
156Mirie4,1941:1,1289.07%213
157Keshtkar4,1831:1,13156.13%1,386
157Talebi4,1831:1,1314.83%105
159Hamidi4,1651:1,1366.15%145
159Torabi4,1651:1,1366.13%144
161Khani4,1301:1,1464.88%111
162Mardani4,1261:1,14711.58%268
163Yazdanpanah4,0941:1,15620.52%521
164Baneshi4,0761:1,16196.79%2,342
165Bahadori4,0401:1,17113.69%329
166Masoudi4,0291:1,17412.61%300
167Mohebbi3,9721:1,1918.08%199
168Omidi3,9541:1,1978.74%219
169Sajjadi3,9041:1,21210.13%251
170Hosseinzadeh3,8931:1,2152.96%63
171Salari3,8821:1,2193.96%92
172Nejat3,8431:1,23114.33%375
173Momeni3,8281:1,2365.81%150
174Zahraat3,7711:1,25561.14%1,669
175Kareme3,7601:1,2589.20%239
176Khalifa3,7561:1,26036.49%1,040
177Allah3,7531:1,2615.06%129
178Zahedi3,7171:1,2737.53%197
179Sohrabi3,6951:1,2805.43%142
180Hassanpour3,6921:1,2814.88%125
181Hasanza3,6881:1,2834.54%116
182Asgari3,6781:1,2863.14%72
183Shams3,6491:1,2977.51%202
184Shakeri3,5991:1,3156.99%187
185Bolaghi3,5341:1,33977.48%2,177
186Tayebi3,5091:1,34813.04%372
187Ataei3,4981:1,3526.63%182
188Omidvar3,4801:1,35926.91%815
189Behzadi3,4411:1,37515.01%431
190Faraji3,4341:1,3784.13%114
191Reza3,4261:1,3813.98%107
192Cheraghi3,4191:1,3847.38%212
193Islami3,3941:1,3945.02%146
194Niknam3,3691:1,40428.95%916
195Azad3,3551:1,4107.68%228
196Ghazanfari3,3511:1,41219.84%623
197Azimi3,3151:1,4273.65%97
198Abdi3,3081:1,4302.54%65
199Teimouri3,2971:1,4354.47%130
200Shibani3,2941:1,43618.01%566