Iran Surname
Approximately 23,698 people bear this surname
Iran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16,482 | 1:4,659 | 644 |
| Philippines | 2,075 | 1:48,790 | 7,977 |
| Pakistan | 1,230 | 1:145,239 | 4,003 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Afghanistan | 680 | 1:47,284 | 1,686 |
| Indonesia | 442 | 1:299,206 | 26,592 |
| Turkey | 220 | 1:353,734 | 22,239 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Malaysia | 171 | 1:172,481 | 10,489 |
| India | 143 | 1:5,364,094 | 131,111 |
| United Arab Emirates | 99 | 1:92,548 | 8,296 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 43 | 1:411,221 | 31,868 |
| Czechia | 43 | 1:247,290 | 33,576 |
| Lebanon | 42 | 1:134,216 | 6,954 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Irán (1) are calculated separately.
Iran (112,105) may also be a first name.
Iran Demographics
Iran Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Iran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iran (Arabic: ايرآن, Bengali: ইরন, Georgian: ირან, Hindi: ईरान, Marathi: इरुान, Oriya: ଇରାନ, Russian: Иран) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Irán. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iran? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iran is the 22,898th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 307,517 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Iran reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 9,172nd most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 112,105 people.
Iran is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 16,482 people, or 1 in 4,659. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 15 percent live, Tehran Province, where 14 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 12 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.
Iran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Iran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Iran last name expanded 268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Iran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Syriac Catholic (92%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Iran last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Iran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 47.54% more than the national average, earning $33,494,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $42,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.14% less than the national average, earning $33,220 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iran in the Georgian language | ||
| ირან | iran | - |
| Iran in the Bengali language | ||
| ইরন | irana | 68.18 |
| ইরান | irana | 31.82 |
| Iran in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇରାନ | irana | 63.27 |
| ଇରାନ୍ | iran | 20.41 |
| ଇରନ | irana | 14.29 |
| ଈରାନ | irana | 2.04 |
| Iran in the Hindi language | ||
| ईरान | irana | 33.59 |
| इरान | irana | 33.59 |
| इरन | irana | 9.77 |
| ईरन | irana | 5.47 |
| इरं | iram | 5.08 |
| ईरं | iram | 3.52 |
| ईरां | iram | 2.73 |
| इरां | iram | 2.73 |
| ईराँ | iram | 0.39 |
| Iran in the Marathi language | ||
| इरुान | iruana | 16.36 |
| इरान | irana | 13.64 |
| ईरान | irana | 12.73 |
| िकरण | ikarana | 10.91 |
| ईरन | irana | 10 |
| इराण | irana | 10 |
| इरन | irana | 9.09 |
| इरण | irana | 2.73 |
| िक़रण | iqarana | 2.73 |
| ईराण | irana | 0.91 |
| ईरण | irana | 0.91 |
| Iran in the Russian language | ||
| Иран | iran | - |
| Iran in the Arabic language | ||
| ايرآن | ayran | - |
| إيران | ayran | - |
| ايران | ayran | - |
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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 Iran
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