Dervishes Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dervishes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dervishes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Dervishes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dervishes is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dervishes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Dervishes occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dervishes live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,279,709. In Iran Dervishes is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 43 percent live, Golestan Province, where 40 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Iran Dervishes occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Dervishes
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