Chamuryan Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Chamuryan Surname User-submission:

Chamuryan is an Armenian surname, which means 'son of mud worker', 'son of brick maker' or 'son of brick layer'. Before the 1800's their ancestor could have been a roof repairer for thatched roofs (patched with mud). It comes from the Turkish word chamor, meaning 'mud', 'brick', 'clay', and the Armenian surname ending -yan or -ian, meaning 'son of'.

Chamuryan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1351:1,067,57880,773
Armenia31:976,72713,552
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Chamuryan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Chamuryan is an Armenian surname, which means 'son of mud worker', 'son of brick maker' or 'son of brick layer'. Before the 1800's their ancestor could have been a roof repairer for thatched roofs (patched with mud). It comes from the Turkish word chamor, meaning 'mud', 'brick', 'clay', and the Armenian surname ending -yan or -ian, meaning 'son of'.

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Chamuryan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chamuryan (Russian: Чамурян) is found most in Russia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamuryan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. Chamuryan occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Chamuryan are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 1,067,578. In Russia Chamuryan is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 97 percent reside, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 1 percent reside and Republic of Adygea, where 1 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Chamuryan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chamuryan surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Chamuryan last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chamuryan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chamuryan in the Russian language
Чамурянcamuran-

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