Moslemi Surname

154,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Moslemi Surname User-submission:

Moslemi means 'Muslim'. In Iran it's very common to add i at the end of names to create a last name back in the days when government started making last names mandatory.

Moslemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,7101:28,3333,444
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Moslemi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Moslemi means 'Muslim'. In Iran it's very common to add i at the end of names to create a last name back in the days when government started making last names mandatory.

- robraeil

Moslemi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moslemi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Moslemi is found most in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moslemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moslemi is the 154,559th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,566,037 people. The surname Moslemi occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Moslemi live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 2,710 people, or 1 in 28,333. In Iran Moslemi is primarily found in: Mazandaran Province, where 28 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Iran Moslemi is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Moslemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moslemi last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Moslemi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.19% more than the national average, earning $57,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moslemid9398/
Mosslemi934/
Molemi921,604/
Moslema862,345/
Moslemy86230/
Moslami8621/
Muslemi8619/
Molhemi8613/
Meslemi864/
Mosleme863/
Molemoi862/
Molgemi861/
Moslmiy861/
Mollemi861/
Moselmi861/
Mouslimi8011/
Mousslmi801/
Mouslema801/
Mousleme801/
Moslemaa801/
Molema777,406/
Moleme774,274/
Malemi771,563/
Molimi77827/
Moslma77214/
Muslmi779/
Meslmi778/
Moslmy777/
Moslme775/
Mosillami7517/
Mousslimi759/
Moslima713,104/
Mollema711,478/
Muslema711,249/
Muslimi71780/
Maalemi71273/
Moulema71195/
Mallemi7191/
Muslmiy7187/
Maslami7162/
Malemit7152/
Malemis7143/
Meselmi7114/
Maslema7114/
Mollimi7112/
Molimis719/
Mesleme716/
Molimoi714/
Mosilme713/
Maleumi712/
Messlmi712/
Musilmi712/
Mouleme712/
Moulimi712/
Motlimi711/
Maleemi711/
Malemai711/
Mojlema711/
Molemje711/
Molemeh711/
Moleame711/
Molemey711/
Müslimi711/
Maliemi711/
Hmadsleemi711/
Molemee711/
Mhalemi711/
Mollymi711/
Maallemi67142/
Mouslima67137/
Mushlema6719/
Maslomei6719/
Mouslime6718/
Moulimio6710/
Muslimmi676/
Moulieme675/
Maslimis674/
Musllimi673/
Messleme671/
Moslehimehr671/
Maslemma671/
Molemoha671/
Maaliemi671/
Mosllamy671/
Musleema671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moslemi
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