Persian Submitted Surnames

Mahdizadeh مهدی‌زاده Persian
From the given name Mahdi combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Mahmoudi محمودی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mahmoud.

Mahmoudinejad محمودی نژاد Persian
Means "descendant of Mahmoud" in Persian.

Majidi مجیدی Persian
From the given name Majid.

Malek ملک Arabic, Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Malik.

Maleki ملکی Persian
From the given name Malek.

Malekpour ملک‌پور Persian
Means "son of Malek" in Persian.

Mallahi ملاحی Persian
From Persian ملاح (mallah) meaning "sailor", ultimately of Arabic origin.

Manouchehri منوچهری Persian
From the given name Manuchehr.

Mansouri منصوری‎‎ Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mansur.

Mariam مریم Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Somali, Amharic
From the given name Maryam.

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

Masood مسعود Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mas'ud

Matin متین Arabic, Bengali, Persian
Derived from the given name Matin.

Mehdi مهدی Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Mehdi.

Mehrabani مهربانی Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Mehraban, located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran.

Mehrabi مهرابی Persian
From the given name Mehrab.

Merage معراج Persian
Likely from Arabic Miraj, meaning ‘ascension’. A famous bearer of the surname is the co-founder of Hot Pockets, Paul Merage.

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

Mirzaee میرزایی Persian
Variant transcription of Mirzaei.

Mirzaei میرزایی Persian
From the given name Mirza.

Moghadam مقدم Persian
Means "first, ahead, forward" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم (muqaddam).

Mohajeri مهاجری Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.

Mohammadian محمدیان Persian
From the given name Mohammad.

Mohammadinejad محمدی نژاد Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.

Mohammadpour محمدپور Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.

Mohammadpourkarkaragh محمدپور کرکرق Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.

Mohammadzada محمدزاده Dari Persian
Dari form of Mohammadzadeh.

Mohammadzadeh محمدزاده Persian
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Mohseni محمدآصف Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

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

Mokri مکری‎‎ Persian
This is a Persian surname.... [more]

Mollaei ملایی Persian

Moosavi موسوی Persian
Variant transcription of Mousavi.

Morad مراد Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Morad.

Moradi مرادی Persian
From the given name Morad.

Moradian مرادیان Persian
From the given name Morad.

Mortaz مرتاض Persian
Mortaz is a family with Persian roots that means suffered or has suffered

Mortazavi مرتضوی Persian
From the given name Mortaza.

Mosa موسا Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Sindhi, Dhivehi
From the given name Musa.

Mostafaei مصطفایی Persian
From the given name Mostafa.

Mostafavi مصطفوی Persian
From the given name Mostafa.

Mousavian موسویان Persian
Variant of Mousavi.

Mridhani Persian
People from Mridhan, Gilan Province, North Iran, Iran

Nabizada نبیزاده Dari Persian
Dari form of Nabizadeh.

Naderi نادری Persian
From the given name Nader.

Naimi نعیمی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Na'im.

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

Naji ناجی Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Naaji.

Namdar نامدار Persian
Means "famous, celebrated" in Persian.

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

Narimani نریمانی Persian
From the given name Nariman.

Nasiri نصیری Persian
From the given name Nasir.

Nasri نصری Arabic, Persian
Derived from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr) meaning “triumph, victory”.

Nasrollahi نصراللهی Persian
From the given name Nasrollah.

Nasseri ناصری Persian
From the given name Nasser.

Nassiri نصیری Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nasir.

Naveed نوید Persian, Arabic
From the given name Navid.

Navid نوید Persian, Arabic
From the given name Navid.

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

Nejad نژاد Persian
Means "lineage, race" in Persian (an archaic word), typically used as a suffix for compound surnames.

Nemati نعمتی Persian
From the given name Nemat.

Nikbakht نیکبخت Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness".

Nikbin Persian
In Farsi (Persian) 'nik-' means good, and 'bin' means 'seeing'. ... [more]

Niknam نیکنام Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and نام (nam) meaning "name".

Nikpour نیک‌پور Persian
From Persian نیک‌ (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".

Noor نور Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Bengali, Persian
Variant transcription of Nur.

Noori نوری Persian, Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Noor 1.

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.

Nosrati نصرتی Persian
From the given name Nosrat.

Nour نور Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Nur.

Nouri نوری Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nur.

Omidi امیدی Persian
From the given name Omid.

Oshagh Persian

Ovissipour Persian

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

Pakdel پاکدل Persian
Means "good-tempered, sincere" in Persian.

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

Parsa پارسا Persian
Means "pious, devout" in Persian.

Parsi پارسی Persian, Indian (Parsi)
Derived from Persian پارسی (pârsi) literally meaning "Persian", though it also refers to the Parsi (or Parsee), a Zoroastrian community in India.

Parvin پروین Persian, Bengali
Means "the Pleiades" in Persian.

Pasdar پاسدار Persian
Means "guard, sentinel, watchman" in Persian.

Pasha پاشا Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Albanian
From the high-ranking Ottoman military rank pasha of disputed origin, perhaps derived from the Persian title پادشاه (padeshah) meaning "king" or from Turkish baş meaning "head" and ağa meaning "lord, master".

Pashaei پاشایی Persian
From the Ottoman title pasha, which was used by high-ranking military officers.

Pedrad پدراد Persian, Gilaki, Kurdish, Mazanderani, Luri

Pirhadi پیرهادی Persian
Either from Persian پیر (pir) meaning "old" combined with Hadi or from the name of the Persian village of Pirhadi.

Piri پیری Persian
Derived from Persian پیر (pir) meaning "old, aged".

Pour پور Persian
Means "son, descendant" in Persian, typically used as a suffix in compound surnames.

Rabbani ربانی Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from Arabic رباني (rabbani) meaning "divine", ultimately from رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord".

Rahimi رحیمی‎‎ Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Rahimian رحیمیان Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Rahimzadeh رحیم‌زاده Persian
Means "offspring of Rahim" in Persian.

Rahmani رحمانی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Rahman.

Rahmanian رحمانیان Persian
From the given name Rahman.

Rahmati رحمتی Persian
From the given name Rahmat.

Rajabi رجبی Persian
From the given name Rajab.

Ramadan رمضان Arabic, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Ramadan.

Ramadani رمضاني Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Variant of Ramadan.

Ramadhan رمضان Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Persian, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Ramadan.

Ramazan رمازاني Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Variant of Ramadan.

Ramdan رامدان Persian, Urdu
Variant of Ramazani.

Ramezani رمضانی Persian
From the given name Ramezan.

Ramezanzadeh رمضان‌زاده Persian
Means "offspring of Ramezan" in Persian.

Ranjbar رنجبر Persian
Means "toiler, drudge" in Persian.

Rashid رشید Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rashid.

Rashidi راشیدی, رشیدی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Rashid.

Rasooli رسولی Persian
From the given name Rasool.

Rasoul رسول Persian
From the given name Rasoul.

Rasouli رسولی Persian
From the given name Rasoul.

Rastegar رستگار Persian
Means "free, liberated, saved" in Persian.

Rasul رسول Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Rasul.

Razavi رضوی Persian
From the given name Reza.

Reza رضا Persian, Bengali
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.

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

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

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

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From given name Rikke

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.

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]

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".

Sadeghi صادقی‎‎ Persian
From the given name Sadegh.

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.

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 Sa'id.

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.

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.

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.

Shahabi شهابی Persian
From the given name Shahab.

Shahbazi شهبازی Persian
From the given name 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.

Shahriar شهریار Persian
From the given name Shahriar.

Shahriari شهریاری Persian
From the given name Shahriyar.

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.

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

Sheikhi شیخی Persian
Persian form of Sheikh.

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".

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'

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Torabi ترابی Persian
From the given name Torab.

Vahedi واحدی Persian
From the given name Vahed.

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

Varasteh وارسته Persian

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.

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

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.

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".