Kantarjyan Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kantarjyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantarjyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon511:110,5316,285
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492

Kantarjyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantarjyan (Georgian: კანტარჯიანი) is found in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantarjyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kantarjyan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Levant.

The surname Kantarjyan is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 110,531. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Akkar Governorate, where 71 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 22 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 4 percent live. Outside of Lebanon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 13 percent live and Armenia, where 3 percent live.

Kantarjyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kantarjyan surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kantarjyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantarjyan in the Georgian language
კანტარჯიანიkantarjiani83.33
კანტარჯიანkantarjian16.67

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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 Kantarjyan
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