Azeri Surname
Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname
Azeri Surname User-submission:
A Persian surname, meaning 'fire'. It is a popular Arab surname.
Azeri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 892 | 1:10,817 | 858 |
| Iran | 548 | 1:140,114 | 12,580 |
| Algeria | 483 | 1:79,983 | 12,645 |
| Russia | 415 | 1:347,284 | 34,503 |
| Turkey | 257 | 1:302,807 | 19,804 |
| Malaysia | 76 | 1:388,082 | 20,352 |
| Israel | 69 | 1:124,024 | 13,566 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Georgia | 12 | 1:312,129 | 14,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Azéri (1) are calculated separately.
Azeri (1,072) may also be a first name.
Azeri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Persian surname, meaning 'fire'. It is a popular Arab surname.
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Azeri Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Azeri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azeri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azeri (Georgian: აზერი, Marathi: अझेरी, Russian: Азери) occurs most in Azerbaijan. It may appear in the variant forms: Azéri. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Azeri? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,940th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,456,200 people. Azeri occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Azeri are found; 41 percent are found in West Asia and 30 percent are found in Transcaucasia. It is also the 244,199th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,072 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Azerbaijan, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 10,817. In Azerbaijan Azeri is mostly found in: Baku, where 75 percent reside, Ganja, where 11 percent reside and Absheron District, where 5 percent reside. Besides Azerbaijan Azeri is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Algeria, where 16 percent reside.
Azeri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Azeri are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.
Azeri earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.09% more than the national average, earning $77,275 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azeri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azeri in the Georgian language | ||
| აზერი | azeri | - |
| Azeri in the Marathi language | ||
| अझेरी | ajheri | - |
| Azeri in the Russian language | ||
| Азери | azeri | - |
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Footnotes
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