Rakhshani Surname

25,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rakhshani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakhshani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran20,6091:3,726502
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rakhshani (68) may also be a first name.

Rakhshani Last Name Facts

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

Rakhshani (Russian: Рахшани) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakhshani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,938th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 351,038 people. The last name Rakhshani is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rakhshani are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rakhshani is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 68 people.

The last name Rakhshani is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 20,609 people, or 1 in 3,726. In Iran Rakhshani is most numerous in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 48 percent live, Golestan Province, where 17 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Iran this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Rakhshani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rakhshani surname are 46.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.75% registered with the political party.

Rakhshani earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.12% more than the national average, earning $55,284 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rakhshani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakhshani in the Russian language
Рахшаниrahsani-

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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 Rakhshani
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