Persian Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Persian. Farsi (also called Persian) is the language spoken in Iran.

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Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Alinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.

Attar Persian
From Persian عطر ('atr) meaning "fragrance, perfume", ultimately from Arabic. It probably denoted a seller of perfume.

Charmchi Persian
Means "leather worker" in Persian, from چرم (charm) meaning "leather" combined with چی (chi), denoting an occupation.

Ćosić Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian and Serbian ćosav "beardless", ultimately from Persian کوسه (kuseh) meaning "shark".

Darzi Persian
Means "tailor" in Persian.

Ebrahimi Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.

Hashemi Persian
From the given name Hashem.

Hassan Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Hassan.

Heydari Persian
From the given name Heydar.

Hosseini Persian
From the given name Hossein.

Jafari Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Jamshidi Persian
From the given name Jamshid.

Karimi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Karim.

Khoroushi Persian
Derived from the given name Kurosh.

Mahmoud Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.

Mirzəyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mirzə".

Mirzəyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mirzəyev.

Mirzoev m Tajik
Means "son of Mirzo".

Mirzoeva f Tajik
Feminine form of Mirzoev.

Mohammad Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mohammad.

Mohammadi Persian
From the given name Mohammad.

Mousavi Persian
From the given name Mousa.

Rostami Persian
Derived from the given name Rostam.

Şahin Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish (of Persian origin), probably used to refer to someone who was a hawk tamer.

Shah Persian, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Sherazi Urdu
Urdu form of Shirazi.

Shirazi Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Shiraz, located in southern Iran. The city's name is possibly of Elamite origin.

Tehrani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Tehran, of unknown meaning.

Terzi 2 Turkish
Means "tailor" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.

Terzić Bosnian
From Bosnian terzija meaning "tailor", ultimately of Persian origin.