Karakhanyan Surname

150,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Karakhanyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakhanyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1,2681:2,311254
Russia9561:150,75617,442
Georgia5921:6,3271,413
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Karakhanyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karakhanyan (Georgian: კარახანიან, Russian: Караханян) is more frequently found in Armenia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karakhanyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakhanyan? popularity and diffusion

Karakhanyan is the 150,566th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,488,066 people. The surname Karakhanyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Karakhanyan are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name Karakhanyan is most frequently occurring in Armenia, where it is carried by 1,268 people, or 1 in 2,311. In Armenia Karakhanyan is most prevalent in: Yerevan, where 52 percent live, Shirak Province, where 13 percent live and Ararat Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Armenia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live and Georgia, where 20 percent live.

Karakhanyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Karakhanyan last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Karakhanyan last name are 15.35% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

Karakhanyan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.73% more than the national average, earning $75,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharakhanyan9631/
Karakanyan952/
Karakhanian91196/
Karakanian8626/
Karajanyan8619/
Qarakhanian8211/
Kharajanyan829/
Karahhanian821/
Karajanian761/
Karojanian671/

Karakhanyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakhanyan in the Georgian language
კარახანიანkarakhanian76.32
კარახანიანიkarakhaniani23.68
Karakhanyan in the Russian language
Караханянkarahanan-

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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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