Shajarian Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shajarian Surname User-submission:

The Shajarian surname comes from the word shajarah, which in Arabic means 'tree' and in Persian is used as 'family tree'. The word shajarian means 'one who has knowledge about history of family trees'.

Shajarian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6051:126,91311,680
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shajarian (15) may also be a first name.

Shajarian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shajarian surname comes from the word shajarah, which in Arabic means 'tree' and in Persian is used as 'family tree'. The word shajarian means 'one who has knowledge about history of family trees'.

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Shajarian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shajarian has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shajarian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 524,446th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shajarian live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shajarian is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 605 people, or 1 in 126,913. In Iran Shajarian is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live, Yazd Province, where 11 percent live and Bushehr Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Shajarian Last Name Statistics demography

Shajarian earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year.

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