Arakilian Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arakilian 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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Arakilian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2061:372,73124,433
France171:3,907,219231,005
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Arakilian 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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Arakilian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arakilian occurs most in Iran. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakilian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name Arakilian occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Arakilian live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 372,731. In Iran Arakilian is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 75 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 14 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Iran it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Arakilian Last Name Statistics demography

Arakilian earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $32,771 USD per year.

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