Rezaei Surname
Approximately 208,209 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 205,311 | 1:374 | 33 |
| Afghanistan | 804 | 1:39,992 | 1,527 |
| United States | 538 | 1:673,715 | 53,674 |
| Canada | 354 | 1:104,084 | 11,244 |
| Sweden | 292 | 1:33,722 | 2,746 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Germany | 137 | 1:587,631 | 47,553 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
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.
- cazimiRezaei Demographics
Average Rezaei Salary in
United States
$54,342 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rezaei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rezaei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rezaei occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rézaei. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rezaei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,679th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,001 people. The last name Rezaei occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rezaei reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most common given name throughout the world, held by 31 people.
Rezaei is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 205,311 people, or 1 in 374. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 11 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Iran it exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Rezaei Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rezaei last name are 8.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.95% being 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.
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Footnotes
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