Avanisyan Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Avanisyan 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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Avanisyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Armenia291:101,0413,629
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Avanisyan Surname Meaning

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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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Avanisyan Last Name Facts

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

Avanisyan (Russian: Аванисян) occurs most in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avanisyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avanisyan is the 1,736,881st most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. Avanisyan occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Avanisyan are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Avanisyan is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,251,923. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 28 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent live and Stavropol Krai, where 8 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Armenia, where 26 percent live and Belarus, where 12 percent live.

Avanisyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Avanisyan last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

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Avanisyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avanisyan in the Russian language
Аванисянavanisan-

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