Exclusive surnames in Azerbaijan

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Azerbaijan and are not found in any other country in the world. They are unique cultural heritage, reflecting the linguistic, geographical or historical isolation of the region. This table shows the 100 most common exclusive surnames.

#	Surname	Bearers	%
1	Ağayeva	66.695	10.4%
2	Rüstamova	33.029	5.2%
3	Tağiyeva	31.824	5%
4	Bağirova	31.736	5%
5	Rüstamov	29.351	4.6%
6	Bağirov	28.722	4.5%
7	Tağiyev	28.514	4.5%
8	Dadaşova	18.941	3%
9	Nağiyeva	18.217	2.9%
10	Haşimov	11.150	1.7%
11	Hümbatova	10.802	1.7%
12	Hümbatov	9.947	1.6%
13	Başirova	9.059	1.4%
14	şarifova	7.186	1.1%
15	şixaliyeva	6.589	1%
16	şarifov	6.412	1%
17	şixaliyev	6.181	1%
18	Atakişiyeva	6.102	1%
19	Baxşiyeva	6.050	0.9%
20	Baxişova	5.758	0.9%
21	Baxşiyev	5.652	0.9%
22	Atakişiyev	5.611	0.9%
23	Abişov	5.597	0.9%
24	Baxişov	5.535	0.9%
25	Baxşaliyeva	5.435	0.9%
26	şabanov	5.414	0.8%
27	şiraliyeva	5.257	0.8%
28	Adigözalova	5.122	0.8%
29	Zülfüqarova	5.033	0.8%
30	Baxşaliyev	4.920	0.8%

31	şiraliyev	4.861	0.8%
32	Mürsalova	4.827	0.8%
33	Cabiyeva	4.791	0.8%
34	Adigözalov	4.698	0.7%
35	Mürsalov	4.665	0.7%
36	Gözalova	4.635	0.7%
37	Zülfüqarov	4.591	0.7%
38	ömarova	4.508	0.7%
39	ömarov	4.335	0.7%
40	Xankişiyeva	4.283	0.7%
41	Xankişiyev	4.185	0.7%
42	Gözalov	4.152	0.7%
43	şahverdiyeva	4.145	0.6%
44	Alişova	4.124	0.6%
45	şahverdiyev	3.823	0.6%
46	Mamişova	3.732	0.6%
47	Gülmammadova	3.687	0.6%
48	Qaniyeva	3.609	0.6%
49	Mamişov	3.544	0.6%
50	Gülmammadov	3.521	0.6%
51	Hüseynzadeh	3.497	0.5%
52	Dünyamaliyeva	3.396	0.5%
53	şafiyev	3.316	0.5%
54	Ağamaliyeva	3.278	0.5%
55	Dünyamaliyev	3.241	0.5%
56	Balakişiyeva	3.230	0.5%
57	Daşdamirova	3.222	0.5%
58	Raşidov	3.185	0.5%
59	Balakişiyev	3.166	0.5%
60	Daşdamirov	3.035	0.5%

61	Ağakişiyeva	2.998	0.5%
62	Ağalarova	2.985	0.5%
63	Ibişova	2.955	0.5%
64	Ağamaliyev	2.922	0.5%
65	Quluzadeh	2.884	0.5%
66	Ibişov	2.864	0.4%
67	Babaşova	2.861	0.4%
68	Ağazadeh	2.858	0.4%
69	Ağakişiyev	2.826	0.4%
70	Ağalarov	2.777	0.4%
71	Hümmatov	2.757	0.4%
72	Babaşov	2.753	0.4%
73	Hümmatova	2.734	0.4%
74	şamilova	2.675	0.4%
75	şixiyeva	2.608	0.4%
76	Abuşova	2.579	0.4%
77	şixiyev	2.551	0.4%
78	Gülaliyeva	2.497	0.4%
79	Gülaliyev	2.476	0.4%
80	Mütallimova	2.426	0.4%
81	Abuşov	2.403	0.4%
82	Ismayilzadeh	2.253	0.4%
83	Mütallimov	2.242	0.4%
84	Yolçuyeva	2.240	0.4%
85	Mürşüdova	2.217	0.3%
86	Nahmatov	2.205	0.3%
87	Müslümova	2.169	0.3%
88	Aşrafova	2.167	0.3%
89	Yolçuyev	2.130	0.3%
90	Xaliqova	2.128	0.3%

91	Müslümov	2.029	0.3%
92	Aşrafov	2.019	0.3%
93	Mürşüdov	1.985	0.3%
94	Ağasiyeva	1.856	0.3%
95	Tağizadeh	1.830	0.3%
96	Ağasiyev	1.805	0.3%
97	Hacizadeh	1.787	0.3%
98	Qaziyeva	1.769	0.3%
99	şamiyeva	1.718	0.3%
100	Qaraşova	1.654	0.3%

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FAQs

What are exclusive surnames in Azerbaijan?

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Azerbaijan and are not found in any other country in the world according to our official census data. The most common exclusive surname is Ağayeva, with 66.695. registered bearers.

Why do exclusive surnames exist in Azerbaijan?

Exclusive surnames typically arise from linguistic, geographical or historical isolation. They may also derive from local place names, traditional occupations or phonetic adaptations unique to the language and culture of Azerbaijan.

Where does this data come from?

The data comes from official censuses and civil registries. A surname is considered exclusive when it appears in our records from only one country with verified bearers.

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