Deiratany Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Deiratany Surname User-submission:

This family name came from Lebanon, a town called Minyara-Akar in the north. Deir means 'monastery', atany means 'gave me'. The father of the family (Ibrahim) was a priest who was serving in a monastery and he was giving a lot and helping lots of people in that area, and he was always asking people not to mention his name and to say that the monastery gave them food, so people started calling him with that name, which means 'the monastery gave me'.

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Deiratany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Deiratany Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family name came from Lebanon, a town called Minyara-Akar in the north. Deir means 'monastery', atany means 'gave me'. The father of the family (Ibrahim) was a priest who was serving in a monastery and he was giving a lot and helping lots of people in that area, and he was always asking people not to mention his name and to say that the monastery gave them food, so people started calling him with that name, which means 'the monastery gave me'.

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Deiratany Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deiratany has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deiratany? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Deiratany reside; 40 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in British Isles.

Deiratany is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland Deiratany is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Ireland it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent live and Syria, where 20 percent live.

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