View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Irani Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Irani (Arabic: عيراني, Bengali: ইরানী, Georgian: ირანი, Hindi: ईरानी, Marathi: इराणी, Oriya: ଇରାନୀ, Russian: Ирани) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Iraní. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irani? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 15,820^th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 206,780 people. The surname Irani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Irani are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Irani is also the 16,041^st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 59,148 people.

Irani is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 15,511 people, or 1 in 4,950. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iran Irani occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside.

Irani Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Maronite (73%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Irani are 6.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.64% registered with the party.

The amount Irani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.71% more than the national average, earning $54,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $55,789 CAD per year.