Karalyan Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Armenia

Karalyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karalyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Karalyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karalyan (Russian: Каралян) is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karalyan? popularity and diffusion

Karalyan is the 4,307,654th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Karalyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Karalyan are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 38 percent are found in Levant.

It is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 704,635. In Lebanon Karalyan is mostly found in: Beirut Governorate, where 50 percent live, North Governorate, where 38 percent live and Akkar Governorate, where 13 percent live. Outside of Lebanon it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 24 percent live and Bulgaria, where 14 percent live.

Karalyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Karalyan last name is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karalyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karalyan in the Russian language
Каралянkaralan-

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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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  • 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 Karalyan
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