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) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garnikyan? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most common in Armenia, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 16,744. In Armenia it is most common in: Yerevan, where 46 percent reside, Kotayk Province, where 14 percent reside and Shirak Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Armenia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Garnikyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Garnikyan surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Garnikyan last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the 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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