Minasyan Surname

20,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Minasyan 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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Minasyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia16,5821:17733
Russia6,9411:20,7642,923
Georgia1,3011:2,879558
Lebanon6491:8,6861,337
United States5571:650,73452,170
Uzbekistan2781:111,2566,676
Bulgaria901:77,5434,896
Kazakhstan841:210,50619,350
France791:840,79499,796
Turkey441:1,768,66964,663
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Abkhazia231:10,5591,397
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
England31:18,572,686338,250
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Minasyan (10) may also be a first name.

Minasyan 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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Minasyan Last Name Facts

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

Minasyan (Georgian: მინასიანი, Russian: Минасян) is found in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minasyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minasyan is the 20,376th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 271,569 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Minasyan live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Armeno-West Asia. Minasyan is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Armenia, where it is carried by 16,582 people, or 1 in 177. In Armenia Minasyan is primarily found in: Yerevan, where 37 percent reside, Shirak Province, where 12 percent reside and Ararat Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Armenia Minasyan occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside.

Minasyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Minasyan last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia, Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Armenian Apostolic (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Minasyan last name are 15.06% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 61.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Minasyan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning $40,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.15% less than the national average, earning $39,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Minasyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minasyan in the Georgian language
მინასიანიminasiani65.1
მინასიანminasian34.9
Minasyan in the Russian language
Минасянminasan-

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