Avetyan Surname

87,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Avetyan 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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Avetyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia3,5321:830110
Russia1,4571:98,91812,202
Georgia2751:13,6202,821
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Belarus521:182,71323,870
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Avetyan Surname Meaning

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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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Avetyan Last Name Facts

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

Avetyan (Georgian: ავეტიანი, Russian: Аветян) is more commonly found in Armenia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avetyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 87,010th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,317,106 people. The surname Avetyan is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Avetyan are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is held by 3,532 people, or 1 in 830. In Armenia it is mostly concentrated in: Lori Province, where 36 percent are found, Yerevan, where 29 percent are found and Syunik Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Armenia it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found.

Avetyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Avetyan are 12.13% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.9% being registered to vote for the party.

Avetyan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $31,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avethyan931/
Avestyan931/
Avetian86251/
Avatyan8628/
Avetjan8620/
Avityan8620/
Abetyan8616/
Avetean863/
Habetyan80131/
Havatyan8056/
Ovestyan8024/
Gabetyan809/
Abityan714/
Abetian711/
Avitian711/
Avatian711/
Hawatyan6790/
Havatian6721/
Habetian673/
Abaityan671/
Aywatyan671/
Avetioon671/
Ovaetian671/
Havgitian631/
Havettion631/
Abitian579/
Avation574/
Ovitian571/
Avaition53117/
Hawatian5311/
Obeatian5311/
Obetjane536/
Ahwatian532/
Ovistian532/
Abitiane531/
Awahtian531/
Avoteoun531/
Avotehoun5017/
Hawistian505/

Avetyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avetyan in the Georgian language
ავეტიანიavetiani57.56
ავეტიანavetian42.44
Avetyan in the Russian language
Аветянavetan-

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