Awanesyan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Awanesyan 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
Awanesyan 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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Where Does The Last Name Awanesyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awanesyan is found most in Turkmenistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanesyan? popularity and diffusion
Awanesyan is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Awanesyan are found; 90 percent are found in Central Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
This surname is most common in Turkmenistan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 609,901. Without taking into account Turkmenistan this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Armenia, where 10 percent live.
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