Rastegar Surname

18,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rastegar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rastegar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran28,4471:2,699346
United States5361:676,22953,846
Canada711:518,95243,932
England441:1,266,32057,817
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
France221:3,019,215204,848
Austria181:473,08046,251
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Rastégar (2) are calculated separately.

Rastegar (2,505) may also be a first name.

Rastegar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rastegar is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Rastégar. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rastegar? popularity and diffusion

Rastegar is the 18,811th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 248,832 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Rastegar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rastegar is also the 147,461st most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 2,505 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 28,447 people, or 1 in 2,699. In Iran it is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 20 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Iran Rastegar is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Rastegar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rastegar surname are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rastegar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,067 per year; in United States they earn 26.29% more than the national average, earning $54,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,171 CAD per year.

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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
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