Mahdessian Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Mahdessian Surname User-submission:

It is an Armenian surname Մայտեսյան. Initially it was supposed to be Mahtesyan (Մահտեսյան), but during Soviet Union there were errors in translation from and to Russian. Mahtesi (մահտեսի) means a 'person who went to pilgrimage to Jerusalem and saw the tomb of Jesus Christ'.

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Mahdessian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Cyprus461:19,2362,231
Canada381:969,62173,252
France211:3,162,987209,042
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Austria111:774,13064,097
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mahdessian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Armenian surname Մայտեսյան. Initially it was supposed to be Mahtesyan (Մահտեսյան), but during Soviet Union there were errors in translation from and to Russian. Mahtesi (մահտեսի) means a 'person who went to pilgrimage to Jerusalem and saw the tomb of Jesus Christ'. Mah (մահ) in Armenian means 'death' and tes (տես) means 'to see', so consequently mahtesi means 'to see death'. Usually Armenian surnames end with suffix -yan or -ian, meaning 'issued from'.

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Mahdessian Last Name Facts

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

Mahdessian occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahdessian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Mahdessian are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Mahdessian is mostly concentrated in: California, where 70 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Mahdessian exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Mahdessian Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mahdessian earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.2% less than the national average, earning $33,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.24% more than the national average, earning $62,222 CAD per year.

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