Agopyan Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Agopyan Surname User-submission:

From the personal name Hagop (Jacob or Jack) and the -ian suffix (-yan for Eastern Armenians) is a remains from the patronymic system. Hence Agopian means 'son of Jacob'.

Agopyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2281:30,6092,424
Russia1471:980,42976,068
Turkey611:1,275,76153,024
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France81:8,302,840321,660
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Agopyan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the personal name Hagop (Jacob or Jack) and the -ian suffix (-yan for Eastern Armenians) is a remains from the patronymic system. Hence Agopian means 'son of Jacob'.

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Agopyan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Agopyan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Agopyan (Russian: Агопян) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Agopyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agopyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agopyan is the 583,527th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Agopyan live; 51 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 30,609. In Bulgaria Agopyan is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 25 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 18 percent live and Varna Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Agopyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Agopyan are 42.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Agopyan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 67.4% more than the national average, earning $72,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.19% more than the national average, earning $68,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hagopyan9322/
Agopian861,684/
Agapyan8628/
Ogopyan862/
Agopjan861/
Agopyanova821/
Hagopian803,982/
Aghopian8018/
Hagopjan8014/
Agoupian803/
Agopiand801/
Angopian801/
Agospian801/
Haghopian752/
Gagoupian751/
Aghoupian751/
Agapian7114/
Ogapyan715/
Haygoupian714/
Agăpian714/
Agepian711/
Hogopian675/
Hagopiam672/
Hagapian672/
Agapion5739/
Hogapian534/

Agopyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agopyan in the Russian language
Агопянagopan-

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