Dervishi is a modern Albanian surname of Persian origin from "darvish, that entered Albanian from the Turkish adaption "Derviş" (Dervish). Notable people with the surname include:Erald Dervishi, Albanian chess grandmaster Lutfi Dervishi, Albanian journalist, academic, television presenter and political commentator Përparim Dervishi, Albanian civil servant Qazim Dervishi (1908–1994), Albanian soccer player and international referee Roland Dervishi, Albanian football striker Teki Dervishi (1943–2011), ethnic-Albanian poet, novelist and playwright