Kobalyan Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Kobalyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobalyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia2011:14,5781,030
Russia1191:1,211,11888,466
Georgia731:51,3096,336
Moldova41:890,34246,069
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kobalyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kobalyan (Georgian: კობალიან, Russian: Кобалян) is most common in Armenia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kobalyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobalyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 721,185th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. Kobalyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Kobalyan live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Armenia, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 14,578. In Armenia it is most numerous in: Yerevan, where 60 percent reside, Kotayk Province, where 19 percent reside and Armavir Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Armenia Kobalyan is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Georgia, where 18 percent reside.

Kobalyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kobalyan last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kobalyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobalyan in the Georgian language
კობალიანkobalian98.75
კობალიანიkobaliani1.25
Kobalyan in the Russian language
Кобалянkobalan-

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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 Kobalyan
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