Minassian Surname

132,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Minassian Surname User-submission:

It is an Armenian surname, most of the Armenians have -yan or -ian at the end of their surnames, the meaning behind this is that in the ancient times this -yan or -ian meant 'son of', for example Minsyan means 'son of Minas'.

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Minassian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5921:227,67521,993
France9181:72,35610,116
Argentina2131:200,67316,642
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
England591:944,37447,923
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Austria161:532,21549,801
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Israel101:855,76354,181
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Norway81:642,78647,258
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Minassián (1) are calculated separately.

Minassian (14) may also be a first name.

Minassian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Armenian surname, most of the Armenians have -yan or -ian at the end of their surnames, the meaning behind this is that in the ancient times this -yan or -ian meant 'son of', for example Minsyan means 'son of Minas'. But minas is a Latin word, which means 'terrible', 'dreadful', 'threatening', 'formidable', 'horrific'. However minas is also an ancient unit of weight and money, used in Asia Minor, equal to one sixtieth of a talent. Moreover to this the name Minas is also found in the Holy Bible and in Jewish it means 'forgotten'.

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Minassian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minassian (Arabic: ميناسيان, Russian: Минассиан) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Minassián. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minassian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 132,080th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,131,485 people. Minassian is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Minassian reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Minassian is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Minassian is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,592 people, or 1 in 227,675. In The United States Minassian is most common in: California, where 59 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in France, where 27 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Minassian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minassian surname are 14.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Minassian earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning 333,034 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $55,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $54,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Minassian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minassian in the Russian language
Минассианminassian-
Minassian in the Arabic language
ميناسيانmynasyan-

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