Hovhannisyan Surname

7,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Hovhannisyan Surname User-submission:

(Armenian) Descendant of Hovhannes, the Armenian form of John (from Greek Ioannis, from Hebrew Yôḥānān, which means 'god graces').

Hovhannisyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia74,9521:394
Russia6351:226,96524,452
United States4661:777,80960,305
Spain4041:115,7239,105
Greece1141:97,19116,372
Belgium1081:106,45016,004
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
France231:2,887,944200,772
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
England171:3,277,533109,658
Georgia171:220,32612,417
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Hovhannisyan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Armenian) Descendant of Hovhannes, the Armenian form of John (from Greek Ioannis, from Hebrew Yôḥānān, which means 'god graces').

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Hovhannisyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovhannisyan (Georgian: ჰოვჰანნისიან) has its highest incidence in Armenia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovhannisyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hovhannisyan is the 7,384th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 94,689 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hovhannisyan live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Armenia, where it is borne by 74,952 people, or 1 in 39. In Armenia Hovhannisyan is most prevalent in: Yerevan, where 34 percent are found, Shirak Province, where 11 percent are found and Ararat Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Armenia Hovhannisyan exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Hovhannisyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States Hovhannisyan are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 35.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hovhannisyan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning $33,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning $40,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovhanisyan96358/
Hovannisyan96208/
Hovhannissyan965/
Hovhannisyann965/
Hovahannisyan964/
Hovhannnisyan964/
Hovhaannisyan963/
Hovhannesyan921,182/
Hovhannisian9235/
Hovhannisjan9224/
Hovhanissyan9216/
Hovhannisean926/
Havhannisyan924/
Hovhaanisyan923/
Khovkhannisyan922/
Hovjannisyan921/
Hovhamnisyan921/
Hovhonnisyan921/
Howhannisyan921/
Hovgannisyan921/
Hovanisyan91214/
Ovannisyan9195/
Hovhannissian8835/
Hovhannessyan882/
Khovkhanisyan881/
Hovhanesyan87227/
Hovannisian87213/
Hovannesyan8721/
Hovanissyan8712/
Hovhanisian877/
Havhanisyan871/
Ovanisyan8679/
Hovhannesian8342/
Hovhanissian8312/
Hovhannesjan837/
Hovannissian832/
Hovahanesyan831/
Hovhamnisyam831/
Hovhanessyan831/
Hovanesyan82234/
Hovanisian8230/
Ovannesyan8225/
Ovannisian822/
Avannisyan822/
Hovanisjan821/
Govanisyan821/
Hovanysyan821/
Ovganisyan821/
Hovhannessian80122/
Havhannissian801/
Hovannesian7842/
Hovhanesian7825/
Hovanissian7811/
Hovanessyan784/
Khovanesyan782/
Howannisjan781/
Howannisian781/
Hovannesjan781/
Hovanishian781/
Ovannessyan781/
Ovanesyan761,196/
Avanisyan76111/
Ovanisian7620/
Ovanisjan761/
Hovhanessian7581/
Howhannesian7526/
Hovaneissian7522/
Hovannessian7510/
Howhannesjan751/
Hovanissijan751/
Hovanesian73303/
Avanissyan7311/
Ovganesyan7311/
Avannesyan7310/
Avganisyan738/
Hobanisian736/
Ovannesian733/
Hovanesjan731/
Ovanesyanc731/
Howanisian731/
Hovanessian70370/
Howhanesian703/
Avannissian703/
Howannesian702/
Chovanesian701/
Ovaniessian701/
Avanesyan6711,959/
Ovanesian67210/
Owanisian6725/
Ovanezian6712/
Avanisian679/
Ovanezyan675/
Owanesyan672/
Ovanesjan672/
Awanisyan671/
Hobhanessian671/
Ovonesyan671/

Hovhannisyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hovhannisyan in the Georgian language
ჰოვჰანნისიანhovhannisian88.89
ჰოვჰანნისიანიhovhannisiani11.11

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