Browse Submitted Surnames

Abtahi ابطحی Persian
Possibly denoted someone who originally came from a location named Abtah in Saudi Arabia.

Afrooz افروز Persian

Afshar افشار Persian
From the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".

Afzali افضلی Persian
From the given name Afzal.

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

Aghili عقیلی Persian
From the given name Aghil.

Ahmedi احمدی Persian
Alternate transcription of Ahmadi.

Akhter اختر Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Akhtar.

Alborz البرزی Persian
From the given name Alborz.

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

Amjadi امجدی Persian
From the given name Amjad.

Ansari انصاری Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Ansar.

Anvari انوری Persian
From the given name Anwar.

Anwari انوری Dari Persian
From the given name Anwar.

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

Ardehi Persian, Kurdish, Old Persian
House Ardehis of Zagors or Ardahvans (Persian: اردهیان) were one of the Persian Sassanid royal families, who occupied the Mounts of Zagros before the Islamic conquest of Persia in 650 CE. Ardahvans in Shahnameh and Persian mythology are mentioned to be the first settlers of Zagros mountains, and the constructors of Forts Of Zagros.

Asgari عسگری Persian
From the given name Asgar.

Asghar اصغر Arabic, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Asghar.

Aslani اصلانی Persian
From the given name Aslan.

Avanji اونجی Persian

Ayoubi ایوبی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Ayyub.

Azmoun ازمون Persian
Means "test exam" in Persian.

Babadi Persian

Babaei بابایی‎, بابائی‎ Persian, Iranian

Behnam بهنام Persian
From the given name Behnam.

Bostan بوستان Turkish, Persian, Arabic
Derived from Persian بوستان (bostan) meaning "garden". Perhaps someone who works or lives near a garden or an orchard.

Bustan بوستان Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Jewish
From Aramaic bustān meaning "garden". Perhaps someone who works or lives near a garden or an orchard.

Dadgar دادگر Persian
Means "just, fair" in Persian.

Danesh دانش Persian
Means "knowledge, learning" in Persian.

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

Dastur دستور Persian, Indian, Urdu, Indian (Parsi)
A Parsi surname.

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

Ehsani احسانی Persian
From the given name Ehsan.

Eliasi الیاسی Persian
From the given name Elias.

Erfani عرفانی Persian
From the given name Erfan.

Eslami اسلامی Persian
From the given name Islam.

Esmail اسماعیل Arabic, Persian, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From the given name Ismail.

Etemad اعتماد Persian
From the given name Etemad.

Ezzati عزتی Persian
From the given name Ezzat.

Fallah فلاح Persian
Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".

Farahi فرهی Persian
From the given name Farah.

Farhad فرهاد Bengali, Persian
From the given name Farhad.

Farnam فرنام Persian
From the given name Farnam.

Fatehi فاتحی Persian
From the given name Fateh.

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

Fayyaz فیاض Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fayaz.

Fazeli فاضلی Persian
From the given name Fazel.

Ganjoo Indian, Urdu, Persian
Ganjoo is a surname from Kashmiri Pandit clan . The original name was Ganwar, meaning Person in charge of Treasury in Kings court. This name gradually changed to Ganjoo or Ganju.

Ghodsi قدسی Persian
Means "celestial, holy, sacred" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic قدسي (qudsiyy) meaning "Jerusalemite".

Gholam غلام Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Gholam.

Gilani گیلانی Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Originally indicated a person from the Gilan province in Iran, or the Gelani tribe mentioned in ancient records.

Habibi حبیبی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Habib.

Haddad حداد Arabic, Persian
Means "blacksmith, ironsmith" in Arabic.

Hafezi حافظی Persian
From the given name Hafez.

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.

Hakimi حكيمي Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hakim

Hamedi حامدی Persian
From the given name Hamed.

Hamidi حمیدی Persian, Arabic
From the given name Hamid 1.

Hasani حسنی Persian, Albanian, Kosovar
From the given name Hasan.

Hatami حاتمی Persian
From the given name Hatam.

Heider حیدر Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Bengali, Arabic
From the given name Haidar.

Hejazi حجازی Persian
Persian form of Hijazi.

Hemami Persian

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

Hosein حسین Persian, Trinidadian Creole
Derived from the given name Hosein.

Islami اسلامی Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Albanian
From the given name Islam.

Jaberi جابری Persian
From the given name Jaber.

Jahani جهانی Persian
From the given name Jahan.

Jalali جلالی Persian, Urdu
From the given name Jalal.

Jalili جلیلی Persian
From the given name Jalil.

Jamali جمالی Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
From the given name Jamal.

Kabiri كبيري Persian
From the Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) meaning "big, large, great".

Kamali کمالی Persian
From the given name Kamal 1.

Kamran کامران Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Kamran.

Karami کرمی Persian
From the given name Karam.

Kargar کارگر Persian
Means "worker, labourer" in Persian.

Khaton خاتون Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.

Khwaja خواجه Dari Persian
Derived from the given name Khwaja.

Larian لاریان Persian

Latifi لطیفی Persian, Albanian
From the given name Latif.

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

Majedi ماجدی Persian
From the given name Majed.

Majidi مجیدی Persian
From the given name Majid.

Maleki ملکی Persian
From the given name Malek.

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

Marian Persian

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

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

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

Naderi نادری Persian
From the given name Nader.

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

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

Naseri ناصری Persian
From the given name Naser.

Nasiri نصیری Persian
From the given name Nasir.

Nategh ناطق Persian
Means "orator, speaker" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic ناطق (nāṭiq).

Navabi نوابی Persian
From the given name Navab.

Naveed نوید Persian, Arabic
From the given name Navid.

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".

Nemati نعمتی Persian
From the given name Nemat.

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".

Oshagh Persian

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

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

Parvin پروین Persian, Bengali
From the given name Parvin.

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

Pedrad پدراد Persian, Gilaki, Kurdish, Mazanderani, Luri

Pirouj پیروج Persian

Rajabi رجبی Persian
From the given name Rajab.

Ramdan رامدان Persian, Urdu
Variant of Ramazani.

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

Rasoul رسول 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.

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

Rezvan Persian, Russian

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.

Rousta روستا‎ Persian
Means "village" in Persian.

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

Saberi صابری Persian
From the given name Saber.

Saeedi سعیدی Persian, Urdu
From the given name Saeed.

Safaei صفایی Persian
From the given name Safa.

Safari صفری Persian
From the given name Safar.

Sahara Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Sahra.

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.

Sedghi Persian

Sediqi صدیقی‎‎ Persian
Persian form of Siddiqui.

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

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

Shamsi شمسی Persian
From the given name Shams.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Tayebi طیبی Persian
From the given name Tayeb.

Torabi ترابی Persian
From the given name Torab.

Vahedi واحدی Persian
From the given name Vahed.

Vahidi وحیدی Persian
From the given name Vahid.

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

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

Zafari ظفری Persian
From the given name Zafar.

Zahedi زاهدی Persian
From the given name Zahid.

Zahiri ظهیری Persian, Arabic
From the given name Zahir.

Zamani زمانی Persian
From the given name Zaman.

Zirahi Persian