Avanesian Surname

407,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Avanesian Surname User-submission:

An Armenian surname and variant of the surname Ovanesyan, itself a variant of Hovhannisyan. The Armenian name Hovhanes and its feminine form Hosanna are often shortened to Ova(h)nes and Ovsanna. The former can be shortened to Ohan. Avanesyan and its variants are patronyms, meaning they were adopted from the name of a male ancestor, usually a father.

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Avanesian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5301:85,89212,320
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
England121:4,643,172139,951
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Avanesian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Armenian surname and variant of the surname Ovanesyan, itself a variant of Hovhannisyan. The Armenian name Hovhanes and its feminine form Hosanna are often shortened to Ova(h)nes and Ovsanna. The former can be shortened to Ohan. Avanesyan and its variants are patronyms, meaning they were adopted from the name of a male ancestor, usually a father. In this case the name is Hovhanes, which is the Armenian rendering of John. They both derive from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning 'Yahweh is gracious'. The suffix,-yan,-ian, or-jan, means 'son of'. So the surname literally means 'son of Hovhanes' or 'son of gracious Yahweh'.

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Avanesian Last Name Facts

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

Avanesian is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Avanesian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avanesian is the 407,730th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,493,643 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Avanesian reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 85,892. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 21 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 17 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 15 percent live. Besides Ukraine Avanesian is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Avanesian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Avanesian last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Avanesian earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $42,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avanessian95585/
Havanesian954/
Avanesiane951/
Avaniesian951/
Avannesian951/
Avanesyan8911,959/
Ovanesian89210/
Avanesean8926/
Awanesian8924/
Avanosian8917/
Avanisian899/
Avanesjan897/
Avenesian894/
Hovanesian84303/
Ovanessian84170/
Avganesyan8425/
Avanessyan8413/
Avannesyan8410/
Avanossian849/
Awanessian848/
Avanassian843/
Avenessian843/
Avanissian843/
Ovannesian843/
Ovanaesian841/
Awanesianc841/
Abanessian841/
Avanession841/
Hovanessian80370/
Hovannesian8042/
Hovhanesian8025/
Avannissian803/
Ovaniessian801/
Havanassian801/
Ovanesyan781,196/
Avanisyan78111/
Evanesyan7844/
Ovanisian7820/
Awanesyan7810/
Avonesyan786/
Avanasyan785/
Avenesyan785/
Avanecean785/
Ovanosian783/
Awanesjan783/
Ovanesjan782/
Owanesian781/
Awanisian781/
Hovhanessian7681/
Hovaneissian7622/
Hovannessian7610/
Hovahnessian761/
Hovanesyan74234/
Hovanisian7430/
Hovanasian7425/
Ovannesyan7425/
Hovenesian7417/
Ovganesyan7411/
Avanissyan7411/
Avganisyan748/
Avannisyan742/
Ovannisian742/
Ovanesyanc741/
Hovanesjan741/
Hobanesian741/
Awanissian741/
Avenissian741/
Hovhannessian73122/
Havhannissian731/
Hovhanesyan70227/
Hovannisian70213/
Hovannesyan7021/
Hovanissian7011/
Hovhanisian707/
Hovanessyan704/
Howhanesian703/
Howannesian702/
Ovannessyan701/
Havhanisyan701/
Hovanishian701/
Hovhanasian701/
Hovannesjan701/
Howanessian701/
Evanisyan6789/
Ovanisyan6779/
Hovhannesian6742/
Hovhannisian6735/
Howhannesian6726/
Owanisian6725/
Hovhanissian6712/
Ovanezyan675/
Havhannisyan674/
Ovenesyan673/
Hovannissian672/
Owanesyan672/
Ovonesyan671/
Hovahanesyan671/
Hobhanessian671/
Hovanissijan671/
Owanysian671/
Ovanisjan671/
Awanisjan671/
Awanisyan671/
Hovhanessyan671/

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