Gharayan Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Gharayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gharayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia981:29,9001,770
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gharayan in the Georgian language
ღარაიანgharaian-

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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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