Keshishian Surname

178,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Keshishian Surname User-submission:

Keshish means 'priest' and -ian or -yan means 'son of'. Keshishian can be translated as 'son of a priest'. The original family name was Der Magerdichian and because it was headed by a priest (so registered in government and church records) the original name was dropped and the family was known for the new generations as only Keshishian.

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Keshishian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4121:256,69924,291
Iran4381:175,30314,712
England841:663,31038,317
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
France641:1,037,855114,367
Canada611:604,02649,778
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Cyprus361:24,5802,764
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Jordan221:401,92912,166
Greece211:527,60966,013
Syria181:1,072,2796,957
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Keshishian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Keshish means 'priest' and -ian or -yan means 'son of'. Keshishian can be translated as 'son of a priest'. The original family name was Der Magerdichian and because it was headed by a priest (so registered in government and church records) the original name was dropped and the family was known for the new generations as only Keshishian.

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Keshishian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keshishian (Russian: Кешишиан) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Keshishian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keshishian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 178,592nd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,047,907 people. The last name Keshishian occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Keshishian live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Keshishian is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,412 people, or 1 in 256,699. In The United States Keshishian is mostly found in: California, where 66 percent are found, Maryland, where 6 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 4 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Keshishian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keshishian surname are 6.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Keshishian earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $53,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Keshishian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keshishian in the Russian language
Кешишианkesisian-

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