Zahedi Surname

10,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zahedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran49,3861:1,555197
Bangladesh2,7041:58,9343,035
United States6661:544,23345,071
Canada2221:165,97116,704
India941:8,160,270170,569
England821:679,48938,951
Malaysia801:368,67819,491
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Afghanistan491:656,1877,419
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Australia391:692,19746,687
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Israel301:285,25425,178
Belgium271:425,80243,971
France221:3,019,215204,848
Austria191:448,18144,644
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway151:342,81932,589
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Palestine111:413,53212,017
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Zahedi (1,639) may also be a first name.

Zahedi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahedi (Arabic: زاهدي, Marathi: झाहेदी) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahedi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,456th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 135,474 people. The surname Zahedi occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zahedi are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 190,443rd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,639 people.

Zahedi is most common in Iran, where it is held by 49,386 people, or 1 in 1,555. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent live, Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Zahedi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zahedi last name are 10.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zahedi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.49% less than the national average, earning 233,630 kr per year; in United States they earn 49.09% more than the national average, earning $64,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.42% more than the national average, earning $59,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahedhi9212/
Zahedai929/
Zaheddi926/
Zahedie922/
Zaahedi921/
Zahedii921/
Zahaedi921/
Zahehdi921/
Zaedi91517/
Zahedieh8657/
Zahidi8312,343/
Zahedy83212/
Zaeedi834/
Zahede833/
Zehedi833/
Zaeidi831/
Zaedie831/
Zaiyedi7723/
Zahidie776/
Zoheidi776/
Chahedi772/
Zahedeh772/
Zahiddi771/
Zaheady771/
Zaedy7353/
Zaede7346/
Zoedi7310/
Zeudi731/
Dzahidai711/
Zahidy67543/
Zahide6712/
Zaeddy6712/
Chaedi6710/
Zeudie674/
Zoaidi671/
Zeaidi671/
Choedi671/
Zehidi671/

Zahedi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahedi in the Marathi language
झाहेदीjhahedi66.67
झहेदीjhahedi33.33
Zahedi in the Arabic language
زاهديzahdy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zahedi
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