Rezaei Surname

2,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rezaei Surname User-submission:

Rezaei (رضایی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Reza and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'being from', or 'being related to'. It indicates patrilineal descent from a man named Reza.

Rezaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran205,3111:37433
Afghanistan8041:39,9921,527
United States5381:673,71553,674
Canada3541:104,08411,244
Sweden2921:33,7222,746
England1461:381,63126,761
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Australia721:374,94030,993
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Iraq371:946,53112,381
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
France341:1,953,609166,012
Norway291:177,32021,035
Denmark281:201,59716,538
India271:28,409,829361,298
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Austria161:532,21549,801
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Finland121:458,05828,977
China111:124,301,9616,553
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Rézaei (1) are calculated separately.

Rezaei (31) may also be a first name.

Rezaei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rezaei (رضایی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Reza and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'being from', or 'being related to'. It indicates patrilineal descent from a man named Reza.

- cazimi

Rezaei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rezaei occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Rézaei. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rezaei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,679th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,001 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rezaei are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name globally, borne by 31 people.

Rezaei is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 205,311 people, or 1 in 374. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 11 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Iran this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Rezaei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rezaei are 8.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.95% registered with the party.

The amount Rezaei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.16% less than the national average, earning 193,250 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1852.32% more than the national average, earning R 4,639,460 per year; in United States they earn 25.94% more than the national average, earning $54,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.41% more than the national average, earning $58,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rezaiei9225/
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Razaee67199,661/
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Rizahi67173/
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Rejaie6738/
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Rosaei6714/
Rozaee6712/
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Razaae677/
Raziei676/
Rezoui674/
Resahi674/
Razahi673/
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Rizaey672/
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Raza'i671/
Rozeei671/
Razaey671/
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