Cognomen فروتن (فروتن 
, Foroutan 
) , in all the world, is a common last name. The surname فروتن is characteristic of Iran, where it is quite a common surname, Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Iran, Afghanistan, and the United States. Much less frequently, فروتن is the forename as well as the last name.
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| فروتن | Turkey, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran |
| Foroutan | Germany, Canada, Iran, United States, United Kingdom |
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یوسف فروتن IR (b. 1891) |
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مسعود فروتن Iranian writer and film director, IR (b. 1946) |
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| علی‌اکبر فروتن Iranian historian, IR (b. 1905) |
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محمدرضا فروتن Iranian actor, IR (b. 1968) |
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نایکا فروتن German university teacher, DE (b. 1971) |
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پیام فروتن Iranian production designer and theatre director, IR (b. 1973) |
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شمیم فروتن poet, writer and journalist, AF (b. 1994) |
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| حسین فروتن Iranian faculty and physician, IR (b. 1948) |
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| بهمن فروتن Iranian association football player, IR |
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| علی فروتن Iranian comedian, IR |
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