Kasabyan Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kasabyan Surname User-submission:

This is an Armenian surname, formed from the dialectal Armenian word ղասաբ (ġasab), derived from the Arabic word قصّاب (qaṣṣāb), which translates as 'butcher' or 'executioner', and the ending -yan common among Armenian surnames, denoting belonging to the genus.

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Kasabyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon4901:11,5041,683
Russia2311:623,90954,570
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Georgia411:91,3558,398
Armenia371:79,1943,131
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kasabyan Surname Meaning

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This is an Armenian surname, formed from the dialectal Armenian word ղասաբ (ġasab), derived from the Arabic word قصّاب (qaṣṣāb), which translates as 'butcher' or 'executioner', and the ending -yan common among Armenian surnames, denoting belonging to the genus.

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Kasabyan Last Name Facts

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

Kasabyan (Arabic: كسابيان, Georgian: კასაბიანი, Russian: Касабян) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasabyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 383,038th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. The surname Kasabyan is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Kasabyan reside; 61 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Levant.

This last name is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 11,504. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 36 percent reside, Beirut Governorate, where 29 percent reside and North Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Kasabyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Armenian Apostolic (63%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kasabyan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Kasabyan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kasabyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasabyan in the Georgian language
კასაბიანიkasabiani-
Kasabyan in the Russian language
Касабянkasaban-
Kasabyan in the Arabic language
كسابيانksabyan-

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