Avetisyan Surname

9,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Avetisyan Surname User-submission:

An Armenian surname from the Armenian word, avietis, which means 'glad tidings' and the suffix -ian or -yan, which means 'son of'. Those who bear this surname will be paternal (direct-male-line) descendants of a man name Aviet, Avietis, or other variants.

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Avetisyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia41,4691:7114
Russia11,7711:12,2441,700
Georgia1,9231:1,948291
United States7261:499,25541,999
Kazakhstan1171:151,13215,098
France1121:593,06078,954
Belarus951:100,01115,239
Uzbekistan821:377,1859,590
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Israel741:115,64412,871
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Greece411:270,23940,426
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Transnistria251:18,9883,397
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England141:3,979,861125,553
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Norway81:642,78647,258
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Finland61:916,11741,832
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Ossetia31:17,8111,023
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Avetisyan (13) may also be a first name.

Avetisyan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Armenian surname from the Armenian word, avietis, which means 'glad tidings' and the suffix -ian or -yan, which means 'son of'. Those who bear this surname will be paternal (direct-male-line) descendants of a man name Aviet, Avietis, or other variants.

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Avetisyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avetisyan (Georgian: ავეტისიანი, Russian: Аветисян) occurs most in Armenia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avetisyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,909th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 128,302 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Avetisyan live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Armeno-West Asia. Avetisyan is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in Armenia, where it is borne by 41,469 people, or 1 in 71. In Armenia it is primarily found in: Yerevan, where 34 percent live, Gegharkunik Province, where 12 percent live and Armavir Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Armenia this surname exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent live and Georgia, where 3 percent live.

Avetisyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Avetisyan last name is chiefly Orthodox (63%) in Georgia, Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Avetisyan last name are 16.93% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 63.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Avetisyan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 48.76% less than the national average, earning 177,324 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Avetisyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avetisyan in the Georgian language
ავეტისიანიavetisiani58.87
ავეტისიანavetisian41.13
Avetisyan in the Russian language
Аветисянavetisan-

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