Maytesyan Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Maytesyan 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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Maytesyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Armenia441:66,5952,851
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Maytesyan 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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Maytesyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maytesyan (Russian: Майтесян) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maytesyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Maytesyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Maytesyan are found; 43 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 31 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,619,360. In Russia Maytesyan is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 24 percent reside, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 24 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 25 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 16 percent reside.

Maytesyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Maytesyan are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Maytesyan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.21% more than the national average, earning $67,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maytesyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maytesyan in the Russian language
Майтесянmajtesan-

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