Arakeljan Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Arakeljan 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.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Arakeljan 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'.
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Where Does The Last Name Arakeljan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arakeljan is held by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arakeljan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arakeljan is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Arakeljan is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Arakeljan reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Estonia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 48,956. Apart from Estonia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.
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