Durrani Surname

19,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Durrani Surname User-submission:

The Durrani surname derives from durr-e-durran, literally 'pearl of pearls', the epithet of Emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali of the Durrani Empire. Durrani today is the name of the Abdali tribe.

Durrani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan10,7341:2,995318
Pakistan9,5531:18,7001,108
Saudi Arabia2,1471:14,3722,004
United Arab Emirates1,2101:7,572951
United States1,1541:314,08928,734
India9591:799,86035,889
England6541:85,1969,342
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Qatar1311:18,0001,956
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Israel951:90,08010,606
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Norway271:190,45522,163
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Oman151:245,8654,150
Austria151:567,69652,281
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Wales71:442,07621,198
Finland61:916,11741,832
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Durrani (12,616) may also be a first name.

Durrani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Durrani surname derives from durr-e-durran, literally 'pearl of pearls', the epithet of Emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali of the Durrani Empire. Durrani today is the name of the Abdali tribe.

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Durrani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durrani (Arabic: دراني, Hindi: दुर्रानी, Marathi: दुरानी, Russian: Дуррани) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Durrani.

How Common Is The Last Name Durrani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Durrani is the 19,745th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 262,491 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Durrani live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 52,357th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 12,616 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 10,734 people, or 1 in 2,995. In Afghanistan Durrani is most numerous in: Kabul, where 16 percent are found, Paktika, where 14 percent are found and Helmand, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 34 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.

Durrani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Durrani last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Durrani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.64% less than the national average, earning 226,215 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.01% more than the national average, earning $52,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $56,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Durrani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durrani in the Hindi language
दुर्रानीdurrani96.88
दुररानीdurarani2.08
दूर्रानीdurrani1.04
Durrani in the Marathi language
दुरानीdurani74.7
दुराणीdurani12.05
दुररानीdurarani3.61
दूररानीdurarani2.41
दुशर्नीdusarni2.41
दुरनीdurani2.41
दुरीणीdurini2.41
Durrani in the Russian language
Дурраниdurrani-
Durrani in the Arabic language
درانيdrany-
دورانيdwrany-

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