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
Average Iran Salary in
United States
$42,116 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Iran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iran Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iran (Arabic: ايرآن, Bengali: ইরন, Georgian: ირან, Hindi: ईरान, Marathi: इरुान, Oriya: ଇରାନ, Russian: Иран) is found most in Iran. It can occur as a variant: Irán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iran? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iran is the 22,898th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 307,517 people. It occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 112,105 people.
This last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 16,482 people, or 1 in 4,659. In Iran it is primarily found in: Kerman Province, where 15 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 12 percent reside. Beside Iran it exists in 69 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Iran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Iran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Iran last name grew 268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Iran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Syriac Catholic (92%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Iran last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the 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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