Aranian Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Aranian Surname User-submission:

This is an Armenian surname, adopted by people who lived in the area of Isfahan known as Aran. In early times their surname was simply Aran. Over time the -ian suffix was added to it.

Aranian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Aranian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Armenian surname, adopted by people who lived in the area of Isfahan known as Aran. In early times their surname was simply Aran. Over time the -ian suffix was added to it.

- aranian

Aranian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aranian (Arabic: ليرانيان) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aranian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Aranian live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Aranian is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,745,057. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 73 percent reside, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 25 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Iran Aranian is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Aranian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aranian in the Arabic language
ليرانيانlyranyan-
يرانيانyranyan-

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