Balishyan Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Balishyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balishyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia271:108,5253,772
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Balishyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balishyan (Russian: Балишян) is borne by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balishyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balishyan is the 2,635,433rd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Balishyan reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Armenia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 108,525. In Armenia Balishyan is most numerous in: Kotayk Province, where 52 percent live, Yerevan, where 30 percent live and Vayots Dzor Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Armenia Balishyan exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balizyan8212/
Baliosian7832/
Balushian7815/
Balichian786/
Balyushian741/
Valesyan71227/
Balyosian6717/
Bolissian679/
Valichian671/
Bolisajian634/
Valesian596/
Belicijan561/

Balishyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balishyan in the Russian language
Балишянbalisan-

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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 Balishyan
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