Kassabian Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kassabian 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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Kassabian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5931:611,22949,598
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
France771:862,633101,453
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Australia331:818,05251,601
Sweden331:298,38720,789
England201:2,785,90397,972
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kassabián (1) are calculated separately.

Kassabian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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.

- Bebrum

Kassabian Last Name Facts

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

Kassabian is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kassabián. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassabian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 312,208th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,047,756 people. The last name Kassabian occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kassabian live; 53 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 611,229. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 54 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Kassabian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kassabian surname are 14.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.97% registered with the party.

The amount Kassabian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.14% more than the national average, earning $56,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.41% more than the national average, earning $62,308 CAD per year.

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