Iranian Surnames

Iranian names are used in the country of Iran in southwestern Asia. See also about Iranian names.

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Abbasi عبّاسی Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Ahmadi احمدی Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Akbari اکبری Persian
From the given name Akbar.

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

Amiri امیری Persian
From the given name Amir 1.

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

Bagheri باقری Persian
From the given name Bagher.

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

Darzi دارزی Persian
Means "tailor" in Persian.

Ebrahimi ابراهیمی Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.

Ghasemi قاسمی Persian
From the given name Ghasem.

Gholami غلامی Persian
From the given name Gholam.

Ghorbani قربانی Persian
From the given name Ghorban.

Hashemi هاشمی Persian
From the given name Hashem.

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

Heydari حیدری Persian
From the given name Heydar.

Hosseini حسینی Persian
From the given name Hossein.

Jafari جعفری Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Jamshidi جمشیدی Persian
From the given name Jamshid.

Karimi کریمی Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.

Kazem کاظم Arabic, Persian
From the given name Kazim.

Kazemi کاظمی Persian
From the given name Kazem.

Mahmoud محمود Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahmoudi محمودی Persian
From the given name Mahmoud.

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

Mohammadi محمّدی Persian
From the given name Mohammad.

Moradi مرادی Persian
From the given name Morad.

Mousavi موسوی Persian
From the given name Mousa.

Rahimi رحیمی Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Rostami رستمی Persian
Derived from the given name Rostam.

Sadeghi صادقی Persian
From the given name Sadegh.

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

Shirazi شیرازی 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 تهرانی Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Tehran, of unknown meaning.

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