Lorestan Province Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Lorestan 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.

Lorestan 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.

Lorestan Province Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Lorestan 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.

Lorestan Province Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Lorestan 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.

Lorestan 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.

Lorestan 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 Lorestan Province

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Iran
1Goodarzi38,9471:4438.42%86
2Moradi22,3981:765.08%5
3Biranvand18,4771:9282.73%448
4Mousavi16,8051:1014.01%8
5Mohammadi15,5771:1091.70%1
6Yarahmadi12,2071:13965.01%552
7Papi11,6461:14550.99%436
8Ahmadi10,9041:1551.98%3
9Hosseini10,4571:1621.47%2
10Amraei10,4411:16271.03%717
11Dalvand10,1231:16773.12%753
12Hasanwand10,0811:16875.59%787
13Moazami10,0291:16936.64%364
14Heydari9,4561:1792.20%6
15Nazari9,1571:1854.55%35
16Karami9,0021:1884.90%42
17Ali8,7621:1931.86%4
18Khosravi8,7461:1945.64%53
19Sake8,1851:20738.45%480
20Salarwand8,0461:21162.60%820
21Rahimi7,7351:2192.34%13
22Azizi7,6601:2214.24%44
23Karimi7,3751:2301.76%7
24Grawand7,1971:23566.05%976
25Amiri7,1131:2383.06%24
26Mirzaei7,0741:2394.87%56
27Sarlak7,0641:24034.26%501
28Lak7,0351:24132.98%478
29Sepahvand6,4261:26486.66%1,391
30Haji6,2151:2732.71%27
31Koshki6,1791:27448.03%817
32Razaee5,9951:2833.00%37
33Asadi5,9721:2842.40%19
34Gholami5,8551:2892.27%17
35Bahrami5,8071:2923.80%54
36Azadbakht5,6511:30086.91%1,578
37Rahmati5,5961:3037.62%131
38Jafari5,5671:3041.33%9
39Ghasemi5,5411:3061.63%12
40Souri5,4311:31215.08%263
41Jodaki5,4211:31348.07%946
42Rezaei5,2011:3262.53%33
43Maleki5,1621:3283.71%59
44Mahmoudi5,1491:3292.15%21
45Mir5,0871:3332.55%36
46Hatami4,9841:3405.94%112
47Jamshidi4,9061:3456.13%119
48Soleimani4,8771:3472.56%40
49Roozbehani4,6951:36134.72%772
50Abbasi4,6821:3621.65%16
51Seguand4,5271:37446.21%1,094
52Ebrahimi4,5071:3761.38%14
53Derekvand4,4691:37977.29%1,774
53Pour4,4691:3791.21%11
55Baher4,3521:38954.27%1,304
56Nouri4,3491:3901.98%29
57Darvishi4,2581:3987.18%166
58Rashidi4,1901:4044.15%87
59Abdi4,1541:4083.19%65
60Mirzaie4,1061:4134.66%100
61Rostami4,0281:4212.24%45
62Nadi4,0021:42323.21%610
63Kazemi3,9701:4271.72%25
64Cheraghi3,9661:4278.56%212
65Sadeghi3,9631:4281.33%15
66Razaie3,9341:4312.53%52
67Baharvand3,8761:43765.67%1,734
68Hashemi3,8661:4381.75%28
69Moghaddasi3,8301:44218.36%496
70Rashnavi3,7521:45261.81%1,691
71Shah3,7201:4551.95%39
72Shahverdi3,7071:45744.61%1,264
73Qaedehmati3,6361:46690.79%2,462
74Yar3,6331:46614.77%403
75Chagni3,5521:47748.66%1,407
76Dehghani3,5291:4802.47%58
77Fallahi3,5131:4827.46%210
78Shojaei3,5001:4844.01%103
79Bagheri3,4351:4931.48%23
80Akbari3,4321:4941.37%18
81Kashore3,3931:49929.95%941
82Torabi3,3671:5034.95%144
83Saremi3,2921:51526.00%832
84Mohammad3,2761:5170.87%10
85Sharafi3,2311:52410.02%299
86Bayat3,1591:5363.55%99
86Shaban3,1591:53613.49%425
88Bakhtiari3,1401:5404.18%127
89Mansouri3,1371:5402.63%71
90Zarei3,1301:5411.36%26
91Omidi3,1211:5436.90%219
92Bazand3,1111:54571.83%2,289
93Fathi3,0751:5512.30%62
94Ghorbani3,0491:5561.27%22
95Asgari3,0461:5562.60%72
95Hajiyand3,0461:55652.20%1,759
97Yousofond2,9971:56580.16%2,631
98Lachni2,9811:56843.42%1,484
99Taheri2,9751:5691.81%50
100Khademi2,9681:5714.95%163
101Shahbazi2,9491:5743.43%108
101Yousefi2,9491:5741.35%30
103Safari2,9421:5761.75%47
104Norouzi2,9071:5831.47%38
105Naderi2,8521:5942.54%74
106Salehi2,8451:5951.39%34
107Momeni2,8001:6054.25%150
108Rahmani2,7611:6141.52%43
109Pirhadi2,7481:61741.47%1,550
110Sepahand2,7411:61879.11%2,808
111Hasan2,7381:6194.82%175
112Peamane2,7251:62280.67%2,876
113Torkashvand2,6991:62815.24%584
114Razani2,6961:62841.55%1,582
115Najafi2,6771:6331.49%46
116Ghanbari2,6671:6351.99%61
117Hemati2,6641:6364.47%165
118Sohrabi2,6441:6413.89%142
119Alipour2,6341:6433.44%123
120Darabi2,6221:6467.70%283
121Mehrabi2,5991:6525.51%209
122Nassiri2,5531:6642.34%76
123Romani2,5441:66653.18%2,086
124Tavakoli2,5181:6732.64%94
125Parsa2,5151:6748.80%343
126Abdolvand2,5111:67536.05%1,465
127Kurdie2,4981:67818.72%786
128Nasseri2,4951:6792.52%91
129Talaabi2,4761:68472.87%2,852
130Barani2,4661:6879.33%381
131Zamani2,4591:6891.71%57
132Nemati2,4211:7002.75%101
133Alizadeh2,4041:7051.13%31
134Bajlan2,3981:70730.66%1,334
135Yari2,3881:7095.22%216
136Babaei2,3781:7122.59%96
137Shakarmi2,3491:72166.37%2,753
138Khazaei2,3361:7253.30%136
139Khanani2,2811:74318.04%834
140Hadavand2,2721:74621.48%1,006
141Malek2,2651:7483.45%151
142Kakavand2,2551:75113.10%612
142Teimouri2,2551:7513.06%130
144Koolivand2,2521:75216.35%757
145Nasrollahi2,2391:75714.94%704
146Azadi2,2331:7593.87%170
146Lashane2,2331:75959.40%2,611
148Ghobadi2,2231:7626.69%292
149Fouladvand2,2071:76849.55%2,228
149Mamati2,2071:76868.73%3,008
151Esmaeili2,2001:7701.06%32
151Farhadi2,2001:7703.19%140
151Lotfi2,2001:7702.06%80
154Fallah2,1841:7762.13%85
155Vali2,1291:79611.11%544
156Ghaed2,1001:80764.40%2,972
157Abdollahi2,0931:8091.38%55
158Sharifi2,0671:8201.10%41
159Tahmasbi2,0581:8233.63%176
160Dikvandi2,0351:83367.05%3,167
161Valipour1,9991:8487.07%350
162Dinarwand1,9961:84931.82%1,642
163Sheikhi1,9931:8503.63%178
164Noor1,9731:8594.12%207
165Mahdavi1,9471:8702.37%115
166Imani1,9311:8773.10%156
167Bahmani1,8831:9004.17%221
167Shamsi1,8831:9003.76%192
169Khorshidvand1,8731:90573.05%3,625
169Shiraband1,8731:90539.36%2,095
171Khodadadi1,8701:9063.87%204
172Boulhassani1,8631:90939.77%2,126
172Darayi1,8631:90916.17%928
174Astrakhi1,8571:91259.27%3,081
175Payadvand1,8541:91452.11%2,739
176Delfan1,8241:92930.37%1,707
176Shokri1,8241:9292.72%148
178Piroya1,8081:93767.84%3,488
179Sae1,7821:95146.06%2,546
180Adina1,7761:95450.43%2,769
181Zand1,7561:9659.28%549
182Ahmadvand1,7531:96613.28%795
182Habibi1,7531:9661.68%82
182Seifi1,7531:9663.81%215
185Kiani1,7501:9681.80%93
186Yousef1,7241:9836.66%386
187Kalhori1,7141:98817.90%1,104
188Davoodi1,6951:1,0002.78%161
189Kavand1,6721:1,01356.74%3,241
190Soltani1,6691:1,0151.00%49
191Asadollahi1,6561:1,0238.90%556
191Mousiavand1,6561:1,02331.88%1,940
193Dehghan1,6401:1,0331.28%66
194Mohammadian1,6301:1,0392.45%149
195Abolfathi1,6201:1,04617.25%1,125
195Moradian1,6201:1,0465.80%354
197Abdoli1,6101:1,0524.16%249
198Azad1,5981:1,0603.66%228
198Piriyah1,5981:1,06059.87%3,485
200Zaini1,5911:1,06520.55%1,340