Iranian Submitted Surnames

Rezapour رضاپور Persian
Means "son of Reza" in Persian.

Rezazadeh رضازاده Persian
From the given name Reza combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Rezvan Persian, Russian

Riahi ریاحی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic رِيَاح (riyāḥ) meaning "winds, breezes", the plural of رِيح (rīḥ) meaning "wind".

Roosta روستا‎ Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian روستا‎ (see Rousta).

Roshan روشن Persian, Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati
From the given name Roshan.

Rostamzadeh رستمزاده Persian
From the given name Rostam combined with the Persian suffix زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".

Rouhani روحانی Persian
Means "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.

Rousta روستا‎ Persian
Means "village" in Persian.

Royintan رویین تن Persian
Royintan means "invulnerable". It is a Persian origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of royen meaning "strong" and tan meaning "body, person".... [more]

Ruyintan Iranian
Ruyintan means "Invulnerable". It is a Persian-origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of ruyin, meaning "strong", and tan meaning "body, person" ultimately defining immortality... [more]

Saadat سعادت Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic سعادة (sa'adah).

Saadatmand سعادتمند Persian
Means "happy, auspicious, blissful" in Persian.

Saber صابر Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Sabir.

Saberi صابری Persian
From the given name Saber.

Sabouri صبوری Persian
Derived from Persian صبور (sabour) meaning "patient, tolerant".

Sadeghian صادقیان Persian
From the given name Sadegh.

Sadeghpour صادق‌پور Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.

Sadeghzadeh صادق‌زاده Persian
Means "offspring of Sadegh" in Persian.

Sadri Persian
From the Persian given name Sadr "chief, leader", from arabic ṣadr, literally "chest (of men)".

Saed ساعد Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Bengali, Punjabi, Dhivehi
From the given name Sa'id.

Saeed سعید Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Said.

Saeeda Iranian

Saeedi سعیدی Persian, Urdu
From the given name Saeed.

Saeidzadeh سعیدزاده Persian
From the given name Saeid combined with the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".

Safa صفا Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu
From the given names Safaa or Safaa'.

Safaei صفایی Persian
From the given name Safa.

Safari صفری Persian
From the given name Safar.

Safarpour صفرپور Persian
Means "son of Safar".

Safarzadeh صفرزاده Persian
Means "born of Safar".

Safdari صفدری Persian
From the given name Safdar.

Sahabi سحابی Iranian
Possibly from Arabic صَحَابِيّ‎ (ṣaḥābiyy) meaning "companion", from the verb صَحِبَ‎ (ṣaḥiba) "to accompany, to be one's companion".

Sajjadi سجادی Persian
From the given name Sajjad.

Salavati صلواتی Persian
From Persian صلوات (salavat) meaning "praise, blessing, greeting".

Salehi صالحی Persian
Derived from the given name Saleh.

Salimi سلیمی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Samadi صمدی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Samad.

Sarabi Iranian

Sattar ستار Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Sattar.

Sattari ستاری Persian
From Persian ستار (setâr) meaning "star" (see Setareh or Sitara).

Sedghi Persian

Sediqi صدیقی‎‎ Persian
Persian form of Siddiqui.

Seif سیف Arabic, Persian
From the given name Saif.

Shaban شعبان Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shaban.

Shabani شعبانی Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shaban.

Shad شاد Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Shad 1.

Shadi شادی Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Shadi 1.

Shagameh Iranian

Shahabi شهابی Persian
From the given name Shahab.

Shahbazi شهبازی Persian
From the given name Shahbaz.

Shahbazpour شهبازپور Persian
Means "son of Shahbaz".

Shahbazzadeh شهباززاده Persian
Means "born of Shahbaz".

Shahi شاهی Persian, Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Shahidi شهیدی Persian
From the given name Shahid.

Shahini شاهینی Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shahin or from one of the multiple places in Iran named Shahini.

Shahnazi شهنازی Persian
From the given name Shahnaz.

Shahriar شهریار Persian
From the given name Shahriar.

Shahriari شهریاری Persian
From the given name Shahriyar.

Shahrokhi شاهرخی Iranian
From the given name Shahrokh.

Shakeri شاکری Persian
From the given name Shaker.

Shakib Persian
The Last name "Shakib" Originates from Iran.

Shams شمس Arabic, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Shams.

Shamsi شمسی Persian
From the given name Shams.

Sharifpour شریفپور Persian
Means "son of Sharif".

Sharifzadeh شریف‌زاده Persian
Means "born of Sharif".

Shayesteh شایسته Persian
Means "eminent, worthy, admirable" in Persian.

Sheikhi شیخی Persian
Persian form of Sheikh.

Shirah Iranian

Shirzadi شیرزادی Persian
From the given name Shirzad.

Shojaee شجاعی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شجاعی (see Shojaei).

Shojaei شجاعی Persian
Derived from Persian شجاع (shoja) meaning "brave, courageous".

Siamaki سیامکی Persian
From the given name Siamak.

Siavashi سیاوشی Persian
From the given name Siavash.

Siddiqi صدیقی‎ Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Balochi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Siddiqui.

Sidiqi صدیقی Pashto, Persian, Afghan
Means "the veracious" from Arabic صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) meaning "to be truthful, to be sincere". It is also a variant of Persian Sadeghi.

Sikandar سیکندر Persian, Urdu, Pashto
From the given name Sikandar.

Sikander Persian
Sikander ultimately comes from Persian literature by the Shahnameh. It is a variant of Alexander along with the word “Eskander”. Both words are used in Persian literature to refer to Alexander the Great... [more]

Şinasi Turkish, Persian
roughly meaning 'Knowing ' or' seeker of knowledge'

Softy Iranian

Soheili سهیلی Persian
From the given name Soheil.

Sohrab سهراب Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sohrab.

Sohrabi سهرابی Persian
From the given name Sohrab.

Soleimani سلیمانی‎‎ Persian
From the given name Soleiman.

Soleymani سلیمانی‎‎ Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمانی‎‎ (see Soleimani).

Soltani سلطانی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sultan.

Soroush سروش Persian
From the given name Soroush.

Special Iranian

Tabatabaee طباطبایی‌ Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian طباطبایی‌ (see Tabatabaei).

Tabatabaei طباطبایی Persian
From the name of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail, a descendant of Ali. He was supposedly given the name because he pronounced the Persian word قبا (qaba) (meaning "garment, cloak") as طبا (taba).

Tabatabai طباطبایی Persian
Variant of Tabatabaei.

Tabibi طبیبی Persian
From Persian طبیب (tabib) meaning "doctor, physician" (of Arabic origin).

Taghipour تقی‌پور Persian
Means "son of Taghi" in Persian.

Taghizadeh تقی‌زاده Persian
From the given name Taghi combibned with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Taheri طاهری Persian
From the given name Taher.

Taherian طاهریان Persian
From the given name Taher.

Tahiri طاهری Arabic (Maghrebi), Albanian, Persian
From the given name Tahir.

Tahmasbi طهماسبی Persian
From the given name Tahmasb.

Tahmasebi طهماسبی Persian
From the given name Tahmasp.

Taj تاج Pashto, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.

Taj تاج Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.

Tajbakhsh تاج‌بخش Persian
Derived from Persian تاج‌ (taj) meaning "crown" and بخش (bakhsh) meaning "part, portion, section".

Talebi طالبی Persian
From the given name Taleb.

Taley Iranian

Tavakkoli توکلی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian توکلی (see Tavakoli).

Tavakoli توکلی Persian
From the given name Tavakol.

Tayebi طیبی Persian
From the given name Tayeb.

Teimouri تیموری Persian
From the given name Teimour (see Timur).

Teymouri تیموری Persian
From the given name Teymour.

The Iranian

Torabi ترابی Persian
From the given name Torab.

Vahedi واحدی Persian
From the given name Vahed.

Vahidi وحیدی Persian
From the given name Vahid.

Vahidpour وحیدپور Persian
Means "son of Vahid".

Vahidzadeh وحیدزاده Persian
Means "born of Vahid".

Vakili وکیلی Persian
Derived from Persian وکیل (vakil) meaning "lawyer, attorney".

Varasteh وارسته Persian

Xal Iranian (Rare)

Yahan جہان, جهان Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Arabic

Yavari یاوری Persian
Derived from Persian یاور (yavar) meaning "assistant, supporter".

Yazdi یزدی Persian
Indicated a family or person from the city of Yazd in Iran

Yeganeh یگانه Persian
Means "unique" in Persian.

Yousefi یوسفی Persian
From the given name Yousef.

Yousefpour یوسف‌پور Persian
Means "son of Yousef".

Yousefzadeh یوسف‌زاده Persian
From the given name Yousef and the Persian suffix زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Youssefi یوسفی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Youssef.

Yusef یوسف Persian, Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.

Zadeh زاده‎‎ Persian
From Persian زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring (of)", also often used as a suffix for patronymic-based Persian surnames.

Zafar ظفر Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Zafar.

Zafari ظفری Persian
From the given name Zafar.

Zahedi زاهدی Persian
From the given name Zahid.

Zahir ظاهر Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
From the given name Zahir.

Zahiri ظهیری Persian, Arabic
From the given name Zahir.

Zahra زهرا Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.

Zamani زمانی Persian
From the given name Zaman.

Zamanian زمانیان Persian
From the given name Zaman.

Zanjani زنجانی Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Zanjan.

Zarafshan زرافشان‎ Persian
Means "spreader of gold" in Persian, from زر (zar) meaning "gold" and افشان (afshan) meaning "spreader, scatterer".

Zare زارع Persian
Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".

Zarei زارعی Persian
Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".

Zargari زرگری‎‎ Persian
Derived from Persian زرگر‎‎ (zargar) meaning "goldsmith", ultimately from زر (zar) "gold".

Zeah Iranian

Zoem Iranian