Alanian Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Georgia

Alanian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alanian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Alanian Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alanian Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alanian (Arabic: النيان) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alanian.

How Common Is The Last Name Alanian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Alanian reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Alanian is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran Alanian is most frequent in: Alborz Province, where 33 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 33 percent are found and Kurdistan Province, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alanian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alanian in the Arabic language
النيانalnyan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alanian
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