Garnikyan Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Garnikyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garnikyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1751:16,7441,164
Russia1071:1,346,94495,217
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Garnikyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garnikyan (Russian: Гарникян) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garnikyan? popularity and diffusion

Garnikyan is the 926,175th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Garnikyan reside; 61 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name Garnikyan is most prevalent in Armenia, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 16,744. In Armenia it is primarily found in: Yerevan, where 46 percent live, Kotayk Province, where 14 percent live and Shirak Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Armenia Garnikyan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Garnikyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Garnikyan last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Garnikyan surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Garnikyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garnikyan in the Russian language
Гарникянgarnikan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garnikyan
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