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

The surname Hedayati (Marathi: िहदायती) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedayati? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hedayati is the 17,049th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 223,936 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hedayati reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 401,195th most common first name at a global level It is held by 454 people.

The last name Hedayati is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 31,764 people, or 1 in 2,417. In Iran Hedayati is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 12 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent reside. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Hedayati Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hedayati surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the 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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