Yazdi Surname

23,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yazdi Surname User-submission:

Name for someone from the city of Yazd.

Yazdi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran20,4211:3,760506
Israel1,0251:8,3491,316
United States9241:392,27234,430
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
England851:655,50738,035
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
France491:1,355,566135,191
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
India201:38,353,269431,471
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Yazdi (831) may also be a first name.

Yazdi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Name for someone from the city of Yazd.

- veedi12

Yazdi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yazdi (Arabic: يزدي, Marathi: यजदी) is most common in Iran. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yazdi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,541st most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 316,671 people. Yazdi occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Yazdi reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 283,301st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 831 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 20,421 people, or 1 in 3,760. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 13 percent are found. Not including Iran it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Yazdi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yazdi last name are 3.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.61% registered with the party.

The amount Yazdi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $55,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yazdiç91155/
Yazdai9127/
Yazdie918/
Yazedi914/
Yazdiz911/
Yasdi80412/
Yazda8098/
Yazdy8045/
Yazde8024/
Jazdi808/
Eazdi807/
Yajdi804/
Yazdj802/
Iazdi802/
Yacdi801/
Yazded731/
Yazdee731/
Jazdie731/
Yazdıç731/
Yajedi731/

Yazdi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yazdi in the Marathi language
यजदीyajadi28.21
यझदीyajhadi25.64
याझदीyajhadi18.8
यझडीyajhadi11.97
याजदीyajadi4.27
यासडीyasadi1.71
यसदीyasadi1.71
याझ्दीyajhdi1.71
Yazdi in the Arabic language
يزديyzdy-
يزدىyzdy-

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