Irani Surname
Approximately 35,243 people bear this surname
Irani Surname User-submission:
The surname Irani means 'one who is from Iran'.
Irani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 15,511 | 1:4,950 | 677 |
| India | 7,981 | 1:96,111 | 6,337 |
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| Indonesia | 2,005 | 1:65,960 | 7,147 |
| United States | 1,565 | 1:231,603 | 22,277 |
| Lebanon | 1,061 | 1:5,313 | 934 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Pakistan | 774 | 1:230,806 | 5,360 |
| Canada | 629 | 1:58,578 | 6,900 |
| England | 356 | 1:156,511 | 14,782 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| United Arab Emirates | 161 | 1:56,909 | 5,548 |
| New Zealand | 139 | 1:32,578 | 5,680 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Brazil | 123 | 1:1,740,442 | 56,713 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Jordan | 93 | 1:95,080 | 6,910 |
| Palestine | 59 | 1:77,099 | 6,249 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Iraní (1) are calculated separately.
Irani (59,148) may also be a first name.
Irani Surname Meaning
Irani Demographics
Average Male Irani Height
175.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Irani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Irani (Arabic: عيراني, Bengali: ইরানী, Georgian: ირანი, Hindi: ईरानी, Marathi: इराणी, Oriya: ଇରାନୀ, Russian: Ирани) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Iraní. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Irani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Irani is the 15,820th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 206,780 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Irani reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,041st most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 59,148 people.
Irani is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 15,511 people, or 1 in 4,950. In Iran Irani is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Iran it occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found.
Irani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Irani surname is principally Maronite (73%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Irani last name are 6.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.64% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Irani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Irani in the Georgian language | ||
| ირანი | irani | - |
| Irani in the Bengali language | ||
| ইরানী | irani | 76.92 |
| ইরাণী | irani | 7.69 |
| ইরানি | irani | 3.85 |
| ীরানী | irani | 3.85 |
| ইরনী | irani | 3.85 |
| রানী | rani | 3.85 |
| Irani in the Marathi language | ||
| इराणी | irani | 70.5 |
| इरानी | irani | 15.21 |
| ईराणी | irani | 8.65 |
| ईरानी | irani | 4.52 |
| इरािण | iraina | 0.2 |
| इरािन | iraina | 0.1 |
| ईरांणी | iranni | 0.05 |
| मनी | mani | 0.05 |
| सनी | sani | 0.03 |
| रोहानी | rohani | 0.03 |
| ईरणी | irani | 0.03 |
| राणी | rani | 0.03 |
| ईऱानी | irani | 0.03 |
| िजनी | ijani | 0.03 |
| ईरािण | iraina | 0.03 |
| िगनी | igani | 0.03 |
| इरनी | irani | 0.01 |
| इरणी | irani | 0.01 |
| Irani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇରାନୀ | irani | 49.5 |
| ଇରାନି | irani | 34.65 |
| ଇରାଣୀ | irani | 4.95 |
| ଇରନି | irani | 2.97 |
| ଇରାଣି | irani | 1.98 |
| ଇରନୀ | irani | 1.98 |
| ଇରଣୀ | irani | 1.98 |
| ଈରାନୀ | irani | 0.99 |
| Irani in the Hindi language | ||
| ईरानी | irani | 48.53 |
| इरानी | irani | 36.76 |
| ीरानी | irani | 8.82 |
| र्इरानी | r'irani | 2.94 |
| रानी | rani | 1.47 |
| Irani in the Russian language | ||
| Ирани | irani | - |
| Irani in the Arabic language | ||
| عيراني | yrany | - |
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Footnotes
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