Dehestani Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dehestani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehestani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,2631:60,7946,533
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Dehestani Last Name Facts

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

Dehestani is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehestani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 286,848th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Dehestani live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 1,263 people, or 1 in 60,794. In Iran Dehestani is most common in: Yazd Province, where 34 percent live, Tehran Province, where 19 percent live and Fars Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Dehestani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dehestani last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dehestani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.62% less than the national average, earning 160,516 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehestanie951/
Dehstani9416/
Dehestany892/
Deshstani891/
Destani882,386/
Dhetani883/
Deystani8217/
Destanis8210/
Destanie821/
Desstani821/
Detani80600/
Deatani7568/
Destana7524/
Destany7512/
Distani759/
Deetana754/
Detanni754/
Dettani752/
Dystani751/
Destouni71151/
Dethanie7130/
Destanne719/
Destagne714/
Dethaniy713/
Deetanna713/
Destonis711/
Distanio711/
Destonie711/
Destenie711/
Destaney710/
Destanee710/
Detoni672,424/
Destounis67387/
Destannes6777/
Ditani6716/
Detane6715/
Detana675/
Dechtanee671/
Detany671/
Destasney671/
Destaigne671/

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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 Dehestani
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