Salehi is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Salehi
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Salehi

How popular is Salehi?

Salehi is common in Iran.

Salehi is ranked 1683 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Salehis grew by 48.80239 per cent to 994 since 2000 and ranked 25003 after elevating 7457 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.07 74.25
Others 16 20.51
Hispanic or Latino 3.42 2.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.11 2.54
Salehi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Iran which signifies that it is originated from Iran. Around 321628 people have been found who wears Salehi as their family name. Salehi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,525 Mauritania8
13,220 Thailand6
8,689 Pakistan4
122,390 Belarus4
15,749 Finland3
4,138 Bahrain3
10,762 Hungary3
10,686 Costa Rica3
7,574 Bangladesh2
20,595 China2
2,449 Yemen2
6,103 Cyprus2
6,977 Tajikistan2
10,183 Jordan2
9,185 Hong Kong2
4,104 South Korea2
18,625 Japan2
21,529 Singapore2
10,284 Kuwait2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
3,586 Honduras1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
2,040 Mali1
16,073 Latvia1
2,024 Mongolia1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
31,207 Ireland1
7,110 Bosnia1
24,460 Armenia1
12,270 Lebanon1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
8,371 Syria1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,366 Azerbaijan40
12,692 Scotland33
8,720 Qatar29
387,178 India23
153,005 Ukraine22
331,856 Russia21
21,268 New Zealand21
285,919 Indonesia20
23,990 Serbia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
12,684 Switzerland90
9,137 Denmark64
26,687 Belgium59
41,736 Spain51
Countries with hundreds of Salehi:
7,716 Morocco671
6,368 Canada671
11,967 Turkey594
10,704 England592
2,072 Sweden479
2,323 United Arab Emirates451
24,414 France404
5,126 Austria236
42,475 Italy190
14,404 Australia188
18,629 Netherlands146
3,641 Oman124
6,446 Norway118
17,090 Romania104
Countries with thousands of Salehi:
1,255 Iraq3,418
2,860 Germany3,026
18,022 United States1,813
2,354 Malaysia1,113
Countries with ten thousands of Salehi:
114 Afghanistan23,727
Countries with hundred thousands of Salehi:
13 Iran282,907
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Salehi Namesakes

  • Ali Akbar Salehi, Diplomat
  • Alireza Salehi-Golsefidy, Mathematician
  • Arash Salehi, Businessperson
  • Arvin Salehi, Majid Salehi's son
  • Ebrahim Salehi, Soccer forward
  • Ebrahim Salehi, Soccer forward
  • Fariba Salehi, Author
  • Iraj A. Salehi, Author
  • Ali Akbar Salehi, Diplomat
  • Jawad Salehi, Researcher
  • Parastoo Salehi, from 2012 drama film Love Again, who played N.

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