Cognomen پناه (Panah 
, Пана 
, پناه ) , in the entire world, is a common family name. The cognomen پناه is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Pakistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. Very seldom, پناه is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Panah | Iran, Pakistan, United States, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan |
| Пана | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Moldova |
| پناه | Iran, Afghanistan |
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سید کاظم علوی پناه Iranian geographer, IR (b. 1958) |
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| حمید ایزد پناه IR (b. 1932) |
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| علی اسلامی پناه Iranian politician, IR (b. 1960) |
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| جلال ساعد پناه IR (b. 1966) |
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| حبیبالله نیکزاده پناه IR |
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