Pourshahidi Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Pourshahidi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pourshahidi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England41:13,929,515290,718
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Pourshahidi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pourshahidi is found most frequently in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pourshahidi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Pourshahidi is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Pourshahidi reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

Pourshahidi is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 1,258,730. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 39 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 25 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Sweden, where 9 percent are found.

Pourshahidi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pourshahidi surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Pourshahidi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poorshahidi911/
Pourzahidi86168/
Poursaeidi8630/
Porshahidy864/
Poursaeedi7614/
Pourzahedi762/
Pourjahedi761/
Pursaeedi701/
Pourzooidi671/
Pourseyyedi641/

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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
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  • 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 Pourshahidi
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