Dervani Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dervani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dervani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1811:424,21326,676
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Dervani (102) may also be a first name.

Dervani Last Name Facts

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

Dervani is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dervani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dervani is the 1,252,959th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dervani live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 935,178th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 102 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 424,213. In Iran it is mostly found in: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 33 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 18 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dervanis931/
Dervanni930/
Dervane8613/
Drevani865/
Derwani864/
Dervany862/
Dervana860/
Dherwani806/
Dervanes801/
Dervanez801/
Dervanne800/
Dervanny800/
Dheerwani751/
Dervanecz751/
Derbane71301/
Dirvana716/
Dirwani712/
Deruana711/
Dirvane711/
Derbany710/
Dervogne67167/
Dhirwani67113/
Derbanne6768/
Derbouni672/
Dherbane671/
Dhirvane671/
Dervoigne6312/
Dirwana5735/
Derbone5710/
Derbonne53211/
Dearbone5360/
Dhirwane534/
Derboone531/
Derboune530/
Dearbonne5064/

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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 Dervani
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