Hedayati Surname

17,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Hedayati Surname User-submission:

The Hedayati surname is of Farsi/Persian origin. It means 'guidance', 'to be guided by the Most High through his Manifestations'.

Hedayati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran31,7641:2,417301
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Afghanistan481:669,8587,524
England351:1,591,94567,242
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
France201:3,321,136213,627
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway61:857,04855,549
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Hedayati (454) may also be a first name.

Hedayati Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hedayati surname is of Farsi/Persian origin. It means 'guidance', 'to be guided by the Most High through his Manifestations'.

- momo19

Hedayati Last Name Facts

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

Hedayati (Marathi: िहदायती) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Hedayati click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedayati? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,049th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 223,936 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Hedayati live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hedayati is also the 401,195th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 454 people.

It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 31,764 people, or 1 in 2,417. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 12 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Iran Hedayati occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Hedayati Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hedayati surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hedayati earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning 348,742 kr per year; in United States they earn 87.06% more than the national average, earning $80,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Hedayati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hedayati in the Marathi language
िहदायतीihadayati66.67
हेदयतीhedayati33.33

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