Karelyan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Karelyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karelyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karelyan (Georgian: კარელიანი, Russian: Карелян) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karelyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Karelyan reside; 38 percent reside in North Asia and 38 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 9,608,204. In Russia Karelyan is mostly found in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 53 percent reside, Moscow, where 13 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 25 percent reside and Armenia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karelyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karelyan in the Georgian language
კარელიანიkareliani80
კარელიანkarelian20
Karelyan in the Russian language
Карелянkarelan-

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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 Karelyan
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