Arakyan Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Arakyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arakyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia901:32,5581,871
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arakyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arakyan (Georgian: არაკიან, Russian: Аракян) occurs most in Armenia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Arakyan reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

Arakyan is most frequently used in Armenia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 32,558. In Armenia it is most common in: Shirak Province, where 90 percent are found and Yerevan, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Armenia Arakyan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 31 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Arakyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Armenian Apostolic (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garakyan93168/
Araikyan937/
Arakyang936/
Arakian86451/
Orakyan869/
Arokyan861/
Arekyan861/
Arakean861/
Garakian8038/
Arakiang8017/
Arakhian803/
Arakehan801/
Arrokhyan751/
Haraskian751/
Harrakian751/
Harakijan751/
Araqean7140/
Arokian7114/
Arekian7111/
Arakeon719/
Orakian719/
Orokyan716/
Araqian711/
Arékian711/
Erokyan711/
Ourakian671/
Arockian671/
Arokkian671/

Arakyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arakyan in the Georgian language
არაკიანarakian-
Arakyan in the Russian language
Аракянarakan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arakyan
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