Yazd Surname

247,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yazd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yazd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,5221:50,4485,624
Afghanistan401:803,8308,369
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yazd (146) may also be a first name.

Yazd Last Name Facts

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

Yazd (Arabic: يزد) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yazd click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yazd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,967th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,546,192 people. The surname Yazd occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yazd live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 763,528th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 146 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,522 people, or 1 in 50,448. In Iran it is most frequent in: Isfahan Province, where 44 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Iran Yazd exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Yazd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yazd last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Yazd earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $54,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yazed89570/
Yazzd891/
Yazhd891/
Yazzed803/
Yaze751,656/
Yazh7569/
Yasd7549/
Jazd754/
Iazd751/
Eazd751/
Yadje6738/
Yazet6725/
Jazdz6722/
Yazze676/
Yazhe675/
Yazgy673/
Yayze673/
Yazje672/
Yazeh672/
Jazdd671/
Yiaze671/
Yahze671/

Yazd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yazd in the Arabic language
يزدyzd-
يازدyazd-

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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 Yazd
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