Arakelova Surname

247,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Arakelova Surname User-submission:

A Russo-Armenian surname most commonly rendered Arakelov(a). It is the Russian form of the Armenian surname Arakelyan or Arakelian. Arakelov(a) 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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Arakelova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9891:145,72616,912
Armenia1851:15,8391,120
Ukraine1591:286,30636,795
Uzbekistan1251:247,4337,897
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Georgia261:144,05910,327
Israel191:450,40234,739
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Arakelova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Russo-Armenian surname most commonly rendered Arakelov(a). It is the Russian form of the Armenian surname Arakelyan or Arakelian. Arakelov(a) 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'.

The suffix -ov signifies 'son of' and -ova, 'daughter of'.

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Arakelova Last Name Facts

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

Arakelova (Georgian: არაკელოვა, Russian: Аракелова) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakelova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 247,354th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,532,056 people. The surname Arakelova is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Arakelova live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Arakelova is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 989 people, or 1 in 145,726. In Russia Arakelova is primarily concentrated in: Stavropol Krai, where 20 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 19 percent are found and Moscow, where 15 percent are found. Not including Russia it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 12 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Arakelova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Arakelova surname is predominantly Orthodox (98%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Arakelova last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 68% being registered with the political party.

Arakelova earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.69% less than the national average, earning $37,243 USD per year.

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Arakelova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arakelova in the Georgian language
არაკელოვაarakelova-
Arakelova in the Russian language
Аракеловаarakelova-

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