What are the Most Common Persian Last Names

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The most common Persian last names

Persian Last Names

Iran is a country of cultural diversity since it has seen various historical events and shifts throughout history. People’s last names can indicate their historical and ethnic roots as they might have their origins in Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish, and other ancient Persian languages. Most last names in Iran are patronymic, which means they have been passed down from generation to generation to the children from their father’s family. Consequently, the last names showcase the paternal lineage and still, to this day, are influential in determining the child’s social status and cultural identity.

In case you’re interested in learning more, here’s a list of the most common Persian last names that you can check out now.

The most common Persian last names

Below, you can see the list of most common Persian last names and the number of their incidence. Keep in mind that the data was last updated on September 2023.

	Last Name	Persian Spelling	Incidence
1	Mohammadi	محمدی	914,359
2	Hosseini	حسینی	713,424
3	Ahmadi	احمدی	551,104
4	Moradi	مرادی	441,315
5	Heydari	حیدری	429,148
6	Karimi	کریمی	419,536
7	Mousavi	موسوی	419,421
8	Jafari	جعفری	418,658
9	Ghasemi	قاسمی	339,566
10	Rahimi	رحیمی	330,504
11	Ebrahimi	ابراهیمی	325,775
12	Sadeghi	صادقی	297,022
13	Abbasi	عباسی	284,093
14	Gholami	غلامی	258,200
15	Akbari	اکبری	250,249
16	Asadi	اسدی	248,972
17	Zare	زارع	245,627
18	Mahmoudi	محمودی	239,645
19	Ghorbani	قربانی	239,262
20	Bagheri	باقری	232,573
21	Amiri	امیری	232,256
22	Kazemi	کاظمی	230,551
23	Zarei	زارعی	229,404
24	Hashemi	هاشمی	221,192
25	Nouri	نوری	219,718
26	Yousefi	یوسفی	217,872
27	Alizadeh	علیزاده	212,721
28	Esmaeili	اسماعیلی	208259
29	Rezaei	رضایی	205,312
30	Salehi	صالحی	204,636