Bagratuni Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Bagratuni Surname User-submission:

The Bagratuni family first emerged as Nakharars, members of the hereditary nobility of Armenia. Their holdings were in the region of İspir, Çoruh River valley.

The Bagratuni or Bagratid royal family ruled many regional polities of the medieval Kingdom of Armenia, such as Syunik, Lori, Vaspurakan, Vanand, Taron and Tayk.

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Bagratuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1311:22,3681,460
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Bagratuni (30) may also be a first name.

Bagratuni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bagratuni family first emerged as Nakharars, members of the hereditary nobility of Armenia. Their holdings were in the region of İspir, Çoruh River valley.

The Bagratuni or Bagratid royal family ruled many regional polities of the medieval Kingdom of Armenia, such as Syunik, Lori, Vaspurakan, Vanand, Taron and Tayk.

- Karine Dantas Bagratuni

Bagratuni Last Name Facts

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

Bagratuni (Georgian: ბაგრატუნი, Russian: Багратуни) has its highest incidence in Armenia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagratuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Bagratuni are found; 56 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia. Bagratuni is also the 1,911,214th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 30 people.

The last name Bagratuni is most widespread in Armenia, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 22,368. In Armenia Bagratuni is mostly found in: Yerevan, where 43 percent reside, Shirak Province, where 34 percent reside and Ararat Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Armenia Bagratuni occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside.

Bagratuni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bagratuni last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bagratuni last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Bagratuni earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bagratuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bagratuni in the Georgian language
ბაგრატუნიbagratuni-
Bagratuni in the Russian language
Багратуниbagratuni-

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