Dehghani Surname

3,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dehghani Surname User-submission:

This is a common surname in Iran; it means 'farmer'.

Dehghani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran142,9661:53758
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Canada1411:261,31624,674
England761:733,13240,828
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Australia411:658,43245,385
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
India121:63,922,115578,870
Denmark111:513,15632,022
France111:6,038,429280,838
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Dehghani (1,436) may also be a first name.

Dehghani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a common surname in Iran; it means 'farmer'.

- abbasdehghan

Dehghani Last Name Facts

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

Dehghani (Marathi: देगानी) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehghani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dehghani is the 3,894th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 50,683 people. Dehghani occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dehghani reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dehghani is also the 205,926th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 1,436 people.

It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 142,966 people, or 1 in 537. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Fars Province, where 19 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 11 percent live and Yazd Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Iran this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Dehghani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dehghani surname are 4.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dehghani earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $49,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $59,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dehghani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dehghani in the Marathi language
देगानीdegani-

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