Browse Submitted Surnames

Abbaspoor عباس‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian عباس‌پور (see Abbaspour).

Abbaspour عباس‌پور Persian
Means "son of Abbas" in Persian.

Aghaei آقایی Persian
From the Persian title آقا (âqâ) meaning "sir, lord, mister".

Aghdashloo آغداشلو Persian
Denoted a person who came from various places named Ağdaş and Agdash in Azerbaijan, or Aqdash and Aghdash in Iran. A famous bearer is Shohreh Aghdashloo (1952-), an Iranian-American actress.

Ahadi احدی Persian
From the given name Ahad.

Ahmadian احمدیان Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Ahmadpoor احمدپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian احمدپور (see Ahmadpour).

Ahmadpour احمدپور Persian
Means "son of Ahmad" in Persian.

Ahmedi احمدی Persian
Alternate transcription of Ahmadi.

Ajami عجمی Arabic, Persian
Variant of Ajam.

Akhlaghi اخلاقی Persian
From Persian اخلاق (akhlagh) meaning "morals, ethics, virtues" (of Arabic origin).

Alavi علوی Persian
From the given name Ali 1.

Alborz البرزی Persian
From the given name Alborz.

Alipoor علیپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian علیپور (see Alipour).

Almasi الماسی Persian
Derived from Persian الماس (almas) meaning "diamond".

Amadi آمدی Persian, Romanian, Italian, Maltese
Variant of Ahmadi common in Romania and Italy. It is typical of Malta.

Amanpour امان‌پور Persian
Means "son of Aman".

Amini امینی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Amin.

Aminpour امین‌پور Persian
Means "son of Amin" in Persian.

Amirian امیریان Persian
From the given name Amir 1.

Amirpoor امیرپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian امیرپور (see Amirpour).

Amirpour امیرپور Persian
Means "son of Amir 1" in Persian.

Amoozegar آموزگار Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار (see Amouzgar).

Amoozgar آموزگار Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار (see Amouzgar).

Amouzegar آموزگار‎ Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار‎ (see Amouzgar).

Amouzgar آموزگار Persian
Means "teacher" in Persian.

Arbabi اربابی Persian
Derived from Persian ارباب (arbab) meaning "lord, master".

Arefi عارفی Persian
From the given name Aref.

Arjmand ارجمند Persian
Means "precious, valuable, honourable, esteemed" in Persian.

Arsalan ارسلان Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Arsalan.

Asadi اسدی Persian
From the given name Asad.

Asadpour اسدپور Persian
Means "son of Asad".

Asgharpour اصغرپور Persian
Means "son of Asghar".

Aslani اصلانی Persian
From the given name Aslan.

Atefi عاطفی Persian
From the given name Atef.

Atrdae آترٰدِىہ Iranian
Avestan originating surname meaning either "giving fire" or "creating fire".... [more]

Azadi آزادی Persian
From the given name Azad.

Azadpour آزادپور Persian
Means "son of Azad".

Azami اعظمی Persian
From the given name Azam.

Azari آذری Persian
Means "Azeri, Azerbaijani" in Persian.

Azimi عظیمی Persian
From the given name Azim.

Azizpoor عزیزپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian عزیزپور (see Azizpour).

Bagherpour باقرپور Persian
Means "son of Bagher" in Persian.

Bahrami بهرامی Persian
From the given name Bahram.

Bahrampour بهرام پور Persian
Means "son of Bahram".

Bakhtiar بختیار Persian, Urdu
From the given name Bakhtiar.

Barzegar برزگر Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.

Bazargan بازرگان Persian
Means "merchant, trader" in Persian.

Beheshti بهشتی Persian
From Persian بهشت (behesht) meaning "paradise, heaven".

Behrangi بهرنگی Persian
From the given name Behrang.

Behroozi بهروزی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بهروزی (see Behrouzi).

Behrouzi بهروزی Persian
From the given name Behrouz.

Behzadi بهزادی Persian
From the given name Behzad.

Behzadpour بهزادپور Persian
Means "son of Behzad" in Persian.

Boniadi بنیادی‎‎ Persian (Rare)
Probably indicated a person from the Iranian village of Boniad, possibly derived from Persian بنیاد (bonyad) meaning "foundation, base". A notable bearer is Iranian-English actress Nazanin Boniadi (1980-).

Boostani بوستانی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بوستانی (see Bostani).

Bostani بوستانی Persian
Derived from Persian بوستان (bostan) meaning "garden".

Dadashi داداشی Persian
Derived from Persian داداش (dadash) meaning "brother".

Danyal دانیال Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Danyal.

Davari داوری Persian
Derived from Persian داور (davar) meaning "judge, arbiter".

Davoodi داوودی Persian
From the given name Davood.

Davoudi داوودی Persian
From the given name Davoud.

Dehghani دهقانی Persian
Derived from Persian دهقان (dehqân) meaning "farmer, peasant".

Derakhshan درخشان Persian
Means "bright, brilliant" in Persian.

Ehsanpoor احسان‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian احسان‌پور (see Ehsanpour).

Ehsanpour احسان‌پور Persian
Means "son of Ehsan".

Eliasi الیاسی Persian
From the given name Elias.

Emami امامی‎‎ Persian
From Persian امام (emam) meaning "imam, leader", of Arabic origin.

Erfani عرفانی Persian
From the given name Erfan.

Eshaghi اسحاقی Persian
From the given name Eshagh.

Eslami اسلامی Persian
From the given name Islam.

Etemad اعتماد Persian
From the given name Etemad.

Farhadi فرهادی Persian
From the given name Farhad.

Farhadpour فرهادپور Persian
Means "son of Farhad".

Farhangi فرهنگی Persian
From the given name Farhang.

Farhani فرحانی Persian
From the given name Farhan.

Farivar فریور Persian
From the given name Farivar.

Farmani فرمانی Persian
From Persian فرمان (farman) meaning "decree, command, order".

Farrokhpour فرخ‌پور Persian
Means "son of Farrokh".

Fatemi فاطمی Persian
From the given name Fatemeh, denoting descent or association with the Prophet Muhammad's daughter.

Firouzi فیروزی Persian
From the given name Firouz.

Foroughi فروغی Persian
From Persian فروغ (forough) meaning "brightness, lustre".

Ghaderi قادری Persian
From the given name Ghader.

Gharibi غریبی Persian
Derived from Persian غریب (gharib) meaning "strange, rare, foreign".

Ghasemian قاسمیان Persian
From the given name Ghasem.

Ghasempoor قاسم‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian قاسم‌پور (see Ghasempour).

Ghasempour قاسم‌پور Persian
Means "son of Ghasem".

Ghassemi قاسمی‎‎ Persian
Alternate transcription of Ghasemi.

Gholamian غلامیان Persian
From the given name Gholam.

Gholampour غلامپور Persian
Means "son of Gholam".

Ghorbanian قربانیان Persian
From the given name Ghorban.

Ghorbanpoor قربان‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian قربان‌پور (see Ghorbanpour).

Ghorbanpour قربان‌پور Persian
Means "son of Ghorban" in Persian.

Goodarzi گودرزي Persian
From the given name Goodarz.

Goudarzi گودرزی Persian
From the given name Goudarz.

Haddadi حدادی Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Variant of Haddad.

Hafezi حافظی Persian
From the given name Hafez.

Haghighi حقیقی Persian
Means "real, actual, true" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic حقيقي (ḥaqīqiyy).

Hajian حاجیان Persian
From Persian حاجی (haji) meaning "hajji" (of Arabic origin), referring to a person who has participated in the حج (hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.

Hajipour حاجی‌پور Persian
Means "born of Haji".

Hajipour حاجی‌پور Persian
Means "son of Haji".

Hamedi حامدی Persian
From the given name Hamed.

Hamidpour حمیدپور Persian
Means "son of Hamid 1".

Hashemian هاشمیان Persian
From the given name Hashem.

Hashempour هاشم‌پور Persian
Means "son of Hashem".

Hassani حسنی Persian, Arabic, Swahili
From the given name Hassan.

Hassanpoor حسن‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌پور (see Hassanpour).

Hedayat هدایت Persian
From the given name Hedayat.

Heidari حیدری Persian
Alternate transcription of Heydari.

Hejazi حجازی Persian
Persian form of Hijazi.

Hemati همتی Persian
Derived from Persian همت (hemat) meaning "aspiration, ambition, zeal".

Heydarpoor حیدرپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حیدرپور (see Heydarpour).

Heydarpour حیدرپور Persian
Means "son of Heydar".

Hooshmandi هوشمندای Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هوشمندای (see Houshmandi).

Hosseinian حسینیان Persian
From the given name Hossein.

Hosseinpoor حسینپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسینپور (see Hosseinpour).

Houshmandi هوشمندای Persian
From the given name Houshmand.

Irani ایرانی Persian
Means "Iranian" in Persian. It is also commonly used within a Zoroastrian community in India with the same name.

Izadi ایزدی Persian
Derived from Persian ایزد (izad) meaning "god, angel".

Jabbari جباری Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jabari.

Jaberi جابری Persian
From the given name Jaber.

Jafarian جعفریان Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Jafarpoor جعفرپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian جعفرپور (see Jafarpour).

Jafarpour جعفرپور Persian
Means "son of Jafar" in Persian.

Jahani جهانی Persian
From the given name Jahan.

Javidi Iranian

Kamali کمالی Persian
From the given name Kamal 1.

Kamrani کامرانی Persian
From the given name Kamran.

Karimpour کریمپور Persian
Means "son of Karim".

Kashani کاشانی Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Kashan in Isfahan province, Iran. The name may be derived from the Kasian, the original inhabitants of the area.

Kazempour کاظم‌پور Persian
Means "son of Kazem".

Kermani کرمانی Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Kerman in Iran, derived from Middle Persian klmʾn of uncertain meaning.

Keshavarz کشاورز Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.

Khaleghi خالقی Persian
Derived from Persian خالق (khaleq) meaning "creator (an epithet for God)".

Khalili خلیلی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Khalil.

Khamenei خامنه‌ای Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the village of Khamaneh, located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. A famous bearer is Ali Khamenei (1939-), a former president and the current Supreme Leader of Iran.

Khavari خاوری Persian
Means "eastern" from Persian خاور (khāvar) meaning "east".

Khomeini خمینی Persian
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Khomeyn in the Markazi province of Iran. A notable bearer of this surname was the Islamic revolutionary, politician and religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 or 1902-1989), who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran following the Iranian Revolution in 1979... [more]

Khorrami خرمی Persian
Variant of Khorram.

Khorsandi خرسندی Persian
Derived from Persian خرسند (khorsand) meaning "happy, content, satisfied".

Khosravi خسروی Persian
From the given name Khusraw.

Kouroshi کوروشی Persian
From the given name Kourosh.

Latifi لطیفی Persian, Albanian
From the given name Latif.

Loghmani لقمانی Persian
From the given name Loghman.

Madadi مددی Persian
Derived from Persian مدد (madad) meaning "help, aid, assistance".

Mahdipoor مهدی‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).

Mahdipour مهدی‌پور Persian
Means "son of Mahdi".

Mahmoudian محمودیان Persian
From the given name Mahmoud.

Majidi مجیدی Persian
From the given name Majid.

Makhmalbaf مخملباف Persian
Means "velvet weaver" from Persian مخمل (makhmal) meaning "velvet" (of Arabic origin) and باف (bāf) meaning "to weave, to braid".

Maleki ملکی Persian
From the given name Malek.

Maroufi معروفی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Marouf.

Mashhadi مشهدی Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Mashhad in Iran, itself derived from Arabic مشهد (mashhad) meaning "place of martyrdom".

Mehdipoor مهدی‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).

Mehdipour مهدی‌پور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).

Mehrani مهرانی Persian
From the given name Mehran.

Meisami میثمی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian میثمی (see Meysami).

Meysami میثمی Persian
From the given name Meysam.

Mirzadeh میرزاده Persian
Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Mirzaei میرزایی Persian
From the given name Mirza.

Mirzapour میرزاپور Persian
Means "son of Mirza".

Mohseni محسنی Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

Mohsenian محسنیان Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

Mohsenpoor محسنپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محسنپور (see Mohsenpour).

Mohsenpour محسنپور Persian
Means "son of Mohsen" in Persian.

Mokhtari مختاری Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar.

Mokhtarpour مختار Persian
Means "son of Mokhtar" in Persian.

Mollaei ملایی Persian

Monfared منفرد Persian
Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).

Moosavi موسوی Persian
Variant transcription of Mousavi.

Moradpour مرادپور Persian
Means "son of Morad" in Persian.

Mosaddegh مصدق Persian
Nickname derived from Persian مصدق (mosaddeğ) meaning "approved, reliable, certified, attested, verified", ultimately from Arabic مُصَدِّق (muṣaddiq). It was borne by the politician, author and lawyer Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882-1967), who was Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 until his democratic government was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1953.

Moslemi مسلمی Persian
From the given name Moslem.

Naderi نادری Persian
From the given name Nader.

Naderpour نادرپور Persian
Means "son of Nader" in Persian.

Najafi نجفی Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Najaf in Iraq, derived from Arabic نجف (najafa) meaning "elevated place".

Najafpour نجفپور Persian
Means "son of Najaf".

Namdari نامداری Persian
Derived from Persian نامدار (namdar) meaning "famous, celebrated".

Naseri ناصری Persian
From the given name Naser.

Naserpour ناصرپور Persian
Means "son of Naser" in Persian.

Navidi نویدی Persian
From the given name Navid.

Nazemi ناظمی Persian
From the given name Nazem.

Nazeri ناظری Persian
From Persian ناظر (nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".

Negahban نگهبان Persian
Means "watchman, guard, sentry, sentinel" in Persian.

Norouzi نوروزی Persian
From Persian نوروز (nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.

Norouzian نوروزیان Persian
From the given name Norouz.

Omidi امیدی Persian
From the given name Omid.

Pahlavan پهلوان Persian
Means "hero, strong man" in Persian.

Pahlavi پهلوی Persian
Means "hero, champion, athletic, strong man", a variant of Pahlavan. It could also refer to a person who came from Parthia, a historical region situated in present-day Iran and Turkmenistan, derived from Persian پهلو (pahlaw) meaning "Parthian, person from Parthia"... [more]

Panahi پناهی Persian
From Persian پناه (panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".

Parsaee پارسایی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارسایی (see Parsaei).

Parsaei پارسایی Persian
From the given name Parsa.

Parsaie پارسایی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارسایی (see Parsaei).

Parsapoor پارساپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پارساپور (see Parsapour).

Parsapour پارساپور Persian
Means "son of Parsa" in Persian.

Parvizi پرویزی Persian
From the given name Parviz.

Peymani پیمانی Persian
From the given name Peyman.

Pirzadeh پیرزاده Persian
Means "born of the pir", from the Persian title پیر (pir) denoting a Sufi spiritual guide (literally meaning "elder, old"). This name was traditionally used by owners or custodians of Sufi mausoleums and shrines.

Pourali پورعلی Persian
Means "son of Ali 1".

Pourhassan پورحسن‌ Persian
Means "son of Hassan".

Pourhossein پورحسین‌ Persian
Means "son of Hossein".

Qasempour قاسم‌پور Persian
Means "son of Qasem".

Rahimian رحیمیان Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Rahimpour رحیم‌پور Persian
Means "son of Rahim".

Ramazan رمازاني Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Variant of Ramadan.

Rasouli رسولی Persian
From the given name Rasoul.

Razavi رضوی Persian
From the given name Reza.

Rezaee رضایی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضایی (see Rezaei).

Rezaei رضایی Persian
From the given name Reza.

Rezai رضایی Persian
Variant transcription of Rezaei.

Rezaie رضایی Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضایی (see Rezaei).

Rezapoor رضاپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضاپور (see Rezapour).

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

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

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

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.

Safari صفری Persian
From the given name Safar.

Safarpoor صفرپور Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian صفرپور (see Safarpour).

Safarpour صفرپور Persian
Means "son of Safar".

Salehi صالحی Persian
Derived from the given name Saleh.

Shadmehri شادمهری Persian
From the given name Shadmehr.

Shahabi شهابی Persian
From the given name Shahab.

Shahbazi شهبازی Persian
From the given name Shahbaz.

Shahbazpour شهبازپور Persian
Means "son of Shahbaz".

Shahidi شهیدی Persian
From the given name Shahid.

Shahnazi شهنازی Persian
From the given name Shahnaz.

Sharifpour شریفپور Persian
Means "son of Sharif".

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

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

Soheili سهیلی Persian
From the given name Soheil.

Sohrabi سهرابی Persian
From the given name Sohrab.

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

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

Taheri طاهری Persian
From the given name Taher.

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

Talebi طالبی Persian
From the given name Taleb.

Teymouri تیموری Persian
From the given name Teymour.

Torabi ترابی Persian
From the given name Torab.

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

Varaste وارسته Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian وارسته (see Varasteh).

Varasteh وارسته Persian
Means "virtuous, pious, devout, humble" in Persian.

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

Yeganeh یگانه Persian
Means "unique" in Persian.

Yousefi یوسفی Persian
From the given name Yousef.

Yousefpour یوسف‌پور Persian
Means "son of Yousef".

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

Zafari ظفری Persian
From the given name Zafar.

Zahedi زاهدی Persian
From the given name Zahid.

Zamani زمانی 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".