Arakelian Surname
Approximately 3,937 people bear this surname
Arakelian Surname User-submission:
An Armenian surname most commonly rendered Arakelyan or Arakelian. Due to Armenians adopting surnames recently the surname is found with a number of other suffixes, including Arakeloglu (Turkish), Arakelov (Russian). Arakelyan is a patronymic surname, adopted from the name of a male ancestor, Arakel.
Read More About This SurnameArakelian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,664 | 1:217,824 | 21,189 |
| Ukraine | 932 | 1:48,844 | 7,071 |
| France | 531 | 1:125,090 | 19,016 |
| Brazil | 130 | 1:1,646,726 | 54,203 |
| Argentina | 108 | 1:395,772 | 30,408 |
| Greece | 101 | 1:109,701 | 18,447 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Uruguay | 56 | 1:61,281 | 6,605 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Lebanon | 21 | 1:268,433 | 9,626 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Georgia | 12 | 1:312,129 | 14,385 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Arakélian (3) are calculated separately.
Arakelian Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Armenian surname most commonly rendered Arakelyan or Arakelian. Due to Armenians adopting surnames recently the surname is found with a number of other suffixes, including Arakeloglu (Turkish), Arakelov (Russian). Arakelyan is a patronymic surname, adopted from the name of a male ancestor, Arakel.
Arakel is a Biblical name, one of the fallen angels and it means 'earth god'.
- Forebears.ioThis surname comes from the Armenian word arakel, meaning 'prophet', and a standard ending of the Armenian surnames -ian or -yan, meaning 'child of'.
- roubinaArakelian Demographics
Arakelian Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Arakelian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arakelian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arakelian (Russian: Аракелиан) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Arakélian. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arakelian? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arakelian is the 117,015th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,851,040 people. The surname Arakelian occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Arakelian reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,664 people, or 1 in 217,824. In The United States Arakelian is primarily found in: California, where 48 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 24 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.
Arakelian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Arakelian has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 41,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arakelian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Arakelian surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Arakelian last name are 11.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.39% being registered with the political party.
The amount Arakelian earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.22% more than the national average, earning $49,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $54,914 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arakélian | 96 | 3 | / |
| Arakkelian | 95 | 2 | / |
| Aragkelian | 95 | 1 | / |
| Arakelan | 94 | 42 | / |
| Arakelyan | 89 | 42,078 | / |
| Arakilian | 89 | 247 | / |
| Arakylian | 89 | 25 | / |
| Arakalian | 89 | 17 | / |
| Arekelian | 89 | 7 | / |
| Arakeliam | 89 | 3 | / |
| Arakelion | 89 | 3 | / |
| Araqelian | 89 | 3 | / |
| Arakelain | 89 | 2 | / |
| Arakolian | 89 | 1 | / |
| Arakelgan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Arakelean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aracelian | 89 | 1 | / |
| Araquelian | 84 | 14 | / |
| Arachelian | 84 | 14 | / |
| Ayrakelyan | 84 | 2 | / |
| Arakeylyan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Arakkelyan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Arakalan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Araqelyan | 78 | 2,803 | / |
| Arakilyan | 78 | 111 | / |
| Arakalean | 78 | 26 | / |
| Arekelyan | 78 | 9 | / |
| Arakkalan | 78 | 6 | / |
| Arokelyan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Arachelean | 74 | 12 | / |
| Araakilyan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Oreakelam | 67 | 4 | / |
Arakelian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arakelian in the Russian language | ||
| Аракелиан | arakelian | - |
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