Knoyan Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Knoyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 20 | 1:146,509 | 4,537 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
Knoyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knoyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knoyan (Russian: Кноян) has its highest incidence in Armenia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knoyan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knoyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Knoyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Knoyan live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname Knoyan is most commonly used in Armenia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 146,509. In Armenia it is primarily found in: Gegharkunik Province, where 75 percent are found and Yerevan, where 25 percent are found. Besides Armenia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Knoyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knoyan in the Russian language | ||
| Кноян | knoan | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knoyan
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