Gharayan Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Gharayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 98 | 1:29,900 | 1,770 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gharayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gharayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gharayan (Georgian: ღარაიან) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gharayan live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname Gharayan is most widespread in Armenia, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 29,900. In Armenia it is most prevalent in: Kotayk Province, where 35 percent reside, Tavush Province, where 35 percent reside and Yerevan, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Armenia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gharayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gharayan in the Georgian language | ||
| ღარაიან | gharaian | - |
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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 Gharayan
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