Ghalayan Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Ghalayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 225 | 1:13,023 | 949 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ghalayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghalayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghalayan (Georgian: ღალაიანი) is found in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalayan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,064,392nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghalayan are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 13,023. In Armenia Ghalayan is primarily concentrated in: Lori Province, where 72 percent reside, Yerevan, where 15 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Armenia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghalayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalayan in the Georgian language | ||
| ღალაიანი | ghalaiani | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ghalayan
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