Zolghadry Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zolghadry Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the name of the Zolghadr tribe, which was one of the Turkmen tribes of Ghezelbash. This tribe, which played a role in founding the Safavid dynasty in Iran, migrated from Anatolia to Iran. In Anatolia, the tribe was known as the Dulkadir and had a local government (known as Beylik of Dulkadiroğulları) that was overthrown by the Ottoman Empire.

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Zolghadry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zolghadry Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the name of the Zolghadr tribe, which was one of the Turkmen tribes of Ghezelbash. This tribe, which played a role in founding the Safavid dynasty in Iran, migrated from Anatolia to Iran. In Anatolia, the tribe was known as the Dulkadir and had a local government (known as Beylik of Dulkadiroğulları) that was overthrown by the Ottoman Empire. Today, members of the Zolghadr family live mainly in Fars and Zanjan provinces and scattered in other parts of Iran. Also, in turkey Zolghadr people are scattered in different parts but they live mainly in Kahramanmaraş Province and their family name is mostly Dulkadir.

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Zolghadry Last Name Facts

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

Zolghadry is found most in Iran. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zolghadry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Zolghadry are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Zolghadry is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 19,195,631. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zolghadr94134/
Zolghadri8994/
Zolghadar8914/
Zolghador891/
Zolghadre891/
Zolgadr881/
Zulghadr823/
Zolghodar789/
Zolghdari781/
Zolqadr753/
Solgadr751/
Zolgodar7127/
Zolqader712/
Zolqadri711/
Zolqadar711/
Zolgodor711/
Zlaghdari672/

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