Araqelyan Surname

156,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Araqelyan 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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Araqelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1,5701:1,866212
Georgia1,0651:3,517730
Russia1581:912,17172,266
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Araqelyan Surname Meaning

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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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Araqelyan Last Name Facts

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

Araqelyan (Georgian: არაქელიან) is found in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Araqelyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,254th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,599,909 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Araqelyan reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

It is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is carried by 1,570 people, or 1 in 1,866. In Armenia it is most common in: Yerevan, where 71 percent reside, Shirak Province, where 6 percent reside and Lori Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Armenia Araqelyan occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 38 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Araqelyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Araqelyan last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 33.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Araqelyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Araqelyan in the Georgian language
არაქელიანarakelian51.53
არაქელიანიarakeliani48.47

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