Avakian Surname

121,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Avakian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avakian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8191:199,26319,609
Ukraine5211:87,37612,543
France2391:277,91942,706
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Argentina1241:344,70527,064
Greece881:125,90721,051
Canada851:433,47837,831
England481:1,160,79354,689
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Georgia221:170,25211,125
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Austria181:473,08046,251
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Albania31:971,35222,477
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Avakián (1) are calculated separately.

Avakian (11) may also be a first name.

Avakian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avakian (Arabic: افاكيان, Russian: Авакиан) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Avakián. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avakian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,856th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,940,241 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Avakian live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Avakian is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The surname Avakian is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,819 people, or 1 in 199,263. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 55 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Avakian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Avakian last name are 2.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Avakian earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.12% less than the national average, earning R 99,516 per year; in United States they earn 22.79% more than the national average, earning $52,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avakián951/
Gavakian939/
Havakian933/
Avagkian932/
Avackian932/
Avakijan931/
Aavakian931/
Avakyan869,336/
Awakian8665/
Avakjan8646/
Ovakian8614/
Avekian8612/
Abakian869/
Avakean863/
Avakiam862/
Avaqian861/
Avaakyan8033/
Avakyanc808/
Avachian808/
Avakjane801/
Havachian751/
Avaqyan71781/
Awakyan71383/
Ovakyan71167/
Avokyan7139/
Owakian7135/
Abakyan7113/
Obakian716/
Awakjan713/
Avekyan713/
Avakjanová713/
Avakyam711/
Gavoukjian711/
Hovakyan67106/
Aboukian676/
Avoykyan674/
Avachean672/
Habakyan671/
Awachian671/
Hovekian671/

Avakian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avakian in the Russian language
Авакианavakian-
Avakian in the Arabic language
افاكيانafakyan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Avakian
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