Iranian Surname
Approximately 3,981 people bear this surname
Iranian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3,651 | 1:21,031 | 2,681 |
| Jordan | 191 | 1:46,295 | 4,824 |
| Afghanistan | 137 | 1:234,695 | 4,106 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Iranian (282) may also be a first name.
Iranian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iranian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iranian (Arabic: إيراني) is most common in Iran. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iranian? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 115,905th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,830,582 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Iranian reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Iranian is also the 527,582nd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 282 people.
The surname Iranian is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 3,651 people, or 1 in 21,031. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent are found and Ardabil Province, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 5 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraniann | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hairanian | 88 | 17 | / |
| Heiranian | 88 | 1 | / |
| Airangian | 88 | 1 | / |
| Eranian | 86 | 30 | / |
| Iranyan | 86 | 19 | / |
| Uranian | 86 | 15 | / |
| Yranian | 86 | 13 | / |
| Iranjan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Erganian | 80 | 75 | / |
| Ayranian | 80 | 21 | / |
| Hiranjan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Geranian | 80 | 7 | / |
| Iranjyan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Airenian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eranijan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giranjan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eranjian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irganyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isranjan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiranyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiranjan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erainian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heyranian | 75 | 175 | / |
| Ayranjian | 75 | 8 | / |
| Iranyangg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hieranyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiramjian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eranyan | 71 | 148 | / |
| Uranyan | 71 | 35 | / |
| Yorganjian | 71 | 12 | / |
| Irenion | 71 | 8 | / |
| Uranjan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hiranyotin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Erenian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eranjan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jranjan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iranjon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erganyan | 67 | 71 | / |
| Geronian | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ayranyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geranyan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heranjan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erganjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heronian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayranean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erzanyan | 67 | 1 | / |
Iranian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iranian in the Arabic language | ||
| إيراني | ayrany | - |
| ايرانيا | ayranya | - |
| الايراني | alayrany | - |
| ايراني | ayrany | - |
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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 Iranian
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