Golshahi Surname

163,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Golshahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Golshahi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,6211:29,2953,553
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Golshahi (36) may also be a first name.

Golshahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golshahi is most common in Iran. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Golshahi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golshahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,669th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,746,908 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Golshahi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 36 people.

Golshahi is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 2,621 people, or 1 in 29,295. In Iran Golshahi is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 28 percent live, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 19 percent live and Tehran Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golshaahi941/
Golshaei8876/
Goljahi806/
Golzahi802/
Golsaei801/
Golzhaei7525/
Golshaee751/
Gholzahi751/
Gholzahei7132/
Golzae571/
Golzooie501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Golshahi
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