Keshishyan Surname

99,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Armenia

Keshishyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keshishyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,4501:3,888724
Armenia1,3891:2,110236
Russia1,1271:127,88215,122
United States6731:538,57244,670
Bulgaria341:205,26211,205
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Georgia191:197,13411,854
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Keshishyan Last Name Facts

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

Keshishyan (Georgian: კეშიშიანი, Russian: Кешишян) occurs most in Lebanon. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keshishyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,510th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,532,285 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Keshishyan live; 60 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,450 people, or 1 in 3,888. In Lebanon it is mostly found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 41 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 28 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 18 percent live. Besides Lebanon this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 24 percent live.

Keshishyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Keshishyan last name is chiefly Orthodox (97%) in Russia and Armenian Apostolic (69%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Keshishyan are 18.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.07% being registered to vote for the party.

Keshishyan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Keshishyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keshishyan in the Georgian language
კეშიშიანიkeshishiani72.22
კეშიშიანkeshishian27.78
Keshishyan in the Russian language
Кешишянkesisan-

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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 Keshishyan
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