Ghorbanian Surname
Approximately 11,269 people bear this surname
Ghorbanian Surname User-submission:
The Ghorbanian surname derives from the word ghorban, which has two meanings in Persian. One is a name for kings and other respected people and the other meaning is 'victim' or 'someone who loses their life for saving someone else'.
Read More About This SurnameGhorbanian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11,073 | 1:6,934 | 964 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ghorbanian (255) may also be a first name.
Ghorbanian Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ghorbanian surname derives from the word ghorban, which has two meanings in Persian. One is a name for kings and other respected people and the other meaning is 'victim' or 'someone who loses their life for saving someone else'. The -ian ending means 'group' or 'family of'.
- sogolGhorbanian Demographics
Average Ghorbanian Salary in
United States
$69,655 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ghorbanian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghorbanian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghorbanian has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghorbanian? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 46,002nd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 646,690 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghorbanian reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghorbanian is also the 557,860th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 255 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 11,073 people, or 1 in 6,934. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Iran Ghorbanian occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Ghorbanian Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ghorbanian surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Ghorbanian earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 61.43% more than the national average, earning $69,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $47,572 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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