Sassanian Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Sassanian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Sassanian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sassanian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sassanian occurs most in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sassanian? popularity and diffusion
Sassanian is the 1,918,812th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sassanian reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Sassanian is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 872,529. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 67 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 20 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasanian | 94 | 50 | / |
| Sassonian | 89 | 5 | / |
| Jassanian | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sassounian | 84 | 101 | / |
| Sassoonian | 84 | 2 | / |
| Soussanian | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sasanean | 82 | 2,143 | / |
| Sasanyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sasanion | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sasounian | 78 | 54 | / |
| Sasanyane | 78 | 36 | / |
| Sousanian | 78 | 16 | / |
| Saisanjan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sodsanian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sasoonian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hsasanjan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shoshanian | 74 | 8 | / |
| Sheshanian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sosanyan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Casonian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sazanyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shoushanian | 70 | 159 | / |
| Shooshanian | 70 | 53 | / |
| Chassagnant | 70 | 2 | / |
| Sousenian | 67 | 9 | / |
| Joshanian | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shosanyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sasoonion | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soozanian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sousanyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chasanyan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sassanian
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