Zahedan Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zahedan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Zahedan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4121:186,36515,363
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zahedan (130) may also be a first name.

Zahedan Last Name Facts

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

Zahedan occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahedan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zahedan is the 619,831st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zahedan reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zahedan is also the 814,623rd most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 130 people.

The last name Zahedan is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 186,365. In Iran Zahedan is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 27 percent live, Gilan Province, where 23 percent live and Fars Province, where 20 percent live. Apart from Iran it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 10 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaheedan933/
Zaedan928/
Zahidan861,852/
Zaeidan861/
Zaheddon809/
Zahidain801/
Zahidaan801/
Choedan715/
Zahidon712/
Chaedan711/
Zeaidan711/
Zeudon623/
Choedon57239/
Chhoedon534/
Chouidan531/
Chahidoun504/
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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 Zahedan
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