Norooziyan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Norooziyan Surname User-submission:

This surname consists of two words now and rouz plus i, that makes is noun. It means 'new day', which is the first day of Spring season and the first day of the year in Persian calendar. Now (not to be confused with now in English) means 'new' and rouz means 'day'.

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Norooziyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran51:15,356,505213,424

Norooziyan Surname Meaning

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This surname consists of two words now and rouz plus i, that makes is noun. It means 'new day', which is the first day of Spring season and the first day of the year in Persian calendar. Now (not to be confused with now in English) means 'new' and rouz means 'day'. Other variants such as Norouzian have the same root, however in this case it is made plural as this was popular to assign a surname in plural form.

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