Bichakhchyan Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Bichakhchyan Surname User-submission:

The surname Bichakhchyan means 'one who produces knives'. It comes from the word bichak, which means 'knife' in Turkish language.

Bichakhchyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia3321:8,826720
Russia1901:758,54263,193
Georgia1271:29,4924,647
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Bichakhchyan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bichakhchyan means 'one who produces knives'. It comes from the word bichak, which means 'knife' in Turkish language.

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Bichakhchyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bichakhchyan (Georgian: ბიჩახჩიან, Russian: Бичахчян) has its highest incidence in Armenia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bichakhchyan? popularity and diffusion

Bichakhchyan is the 503,100th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name Bichakhchyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Bichakhchyan live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Armenia, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 8,826. In Armenia Bichakhchyan is mostly concentrated in: Shirak Province, where 73 percent reside, Yerevan, where 11 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Armenia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Georgia, where 19 percent reside.

Bichakhchyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bichakhchyan surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bichakhchyan surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bichakhchyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bichakhchyan in the Georgian language
ბიჩახჩიანbichakhchian81.3
ბიჩახჩიანიbichakhchiani18.7
Bichakhchyan in the Russian language
Бичахчянbicahcan-

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