Balakyan Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Balakyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balakyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Balakyan Last Name Facts

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

Balakyan (Georgian: ბალაკიანი, Russian: Балакян) is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balakyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Balakyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Balakyan are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Levant.

This surname is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 161,060. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 46 percent are found, North Governorate, where 43 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Not including Lebanon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Balakyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Balakyan surname is principally Latin Catholic (61%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balakyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balakyan in the Georgian language
ბალაკიანიbalakiani-
Balakyan in the Russian language
Балакянbalakan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balakyan
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