Firdosi Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Firdosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firdosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1901:4,037,186109,278
Pakistan1731:1,032,62413,220
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Firdosi (1,561) may also be a first name.

Firdosi Last Name Facts

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

Firdosi (Hindi: फिरदोसी, Marathi: िफरदोसी, Oriya: ଫିରେଦୗସୀ) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Firdosi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 664,903rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. The last name Firdosi is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Firdosi are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Firdosi is also the 196,069th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 1,561 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 4,037,186. In India Firdosi is most frequent in: Bihar, where 31 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 19 percent are found and West Bengal, where 19 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 38 percent are found and Kuwait, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Firdosi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firdosi in the Marathi language
िफरदोसीipharadosi-
Firdosi in the Hindi language
फिरदोसीphiradosi82.61
फिरदौसीphiradausi10.14
फिर्दोसीphirdosi2.9
फिरदोषीphiradosi1.45
फिरदोशीphiradosi1.45
Firdosi in the Oriya language
ଫିରେଦୗସୀphiredasi37.5
ଫିରେଦାଶିphiredasi25
ଫିରେଦାସୀphiredasi12.5
ଫିରେଦାସିphiredasi12.5
ଫିରେଦାଷୀphiredasi12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Firdosi
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