Mkrtchyan Surname
Approximately 61,086 people bear this surname
Mkrtchyan Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'son of Mkrtich'. Mkrtch is a shortened version of the name Mkrtich and the -yan at the end of name means 'son of'. Mkrtich is the Armenian version of the name Micheal. Sometimes, mostly outside of Armenia, you see the suffix -ian which means the same thing.
Read More About This SurnameMkrtchyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 44,728 | 1:66 | 11 |
| Russia | 12,912 | 1:11,162 | 1,535 |
| Georgia | 1,174 | 1:3,190 | 647 |
| United States | 812 | 1:446,378 | 38,303 |
| Spain | 258 | 1:181,209 | 12,764 |
| Uzbekistan | 223 | 1:138,696 | 6,893 |
| Belarus | 142 | 1:66,909 | 11,034 |
| Kazakhstan | 135 | 1:130,981 | 13,583 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Turkmenistan | 120 | 1:45,743 | 871 |
| Greece | 102 | 1:108,625 | 18,269 |
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| Transnistria | 43 | 1:11,040 | 2,187 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1:80,955 | 3,593 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Mkrtčhyan (1) are calculated separately.
Mkrtchyan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'son of Mkrtich'. Mkrtch is a shortened version of the name Mkrtich and the -yan at the end of name means 'son of'. Mkrtich is the Armenian version of the name Micheal. Sometimes, mostly outside of Armenia, you see the suffix -ian which means the same thing.
- 5argisMkrtchyan is an Armenian surname, which comes from the word mkrtvel, meaning 'to be baptized', and the Armenian surname ending -yan (-ian), meaning 'son of' or 'daughter of'. Therefore the surname means 'descendant of one who was baptized'.
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Mkrtchyan Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Mkrtchyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkrtchyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkrtchyan (Georgian: მკრტჩიან, Russian: Мкртчян) occurs in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Mkrtčhyan. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkrtchyan? popularity and diffusion
Mkrtchyan is the 9,282nd most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 119,300 people. The last name Mkrtchyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Mkrtchyan live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
The last name Mkrtchyan is most frequent in Armenia, where it is held by 44,728 people, or 1 in 66. In Armenia Mkrtchyan is most common in: Yerevan, where 34 percent are found, Shirak Province, where 12 percent are found and Kotayk Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Armenia Mkrtchyan occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent are found and Georgia, where 2 percent are found.
Mkrtchyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mkrtchyan last name is primarily Catholic (44%) in Georgia, Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus and Orthodox (97%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Mkrtchyan last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the party.
The amount Mkrtchyan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.08% less than the national average, earning $35,234 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkrtčhyan | 96 | 1 | / |
| Mkhrtchyan | 95 | 2 | / |
| Mkrttchyan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mkrtchyann | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mkrchyan | 94 | 126 | / |
| Mkrtcyan | 94 | 73 | / |
| Mkrtchian | 89 | 934 | / |
| Mkrtchjan | 89 | 28 | / |
| Mkrtchyam | 89 | 10 | / |
| Mkrtzhyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkrtshyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkrthcyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkrcyan | 88 | 7 | / |
| Mkrttchian | 84 | 48 | / |
| Mkrtschjan | 84 | 30 | / |
| Mkrtsyan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mkrtcyam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mkrchian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mkrtčhyanová | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mkrtsian | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mcrtcean | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mkrtsjan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mkrttsjan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mkrttšjan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mkrttsian | 67 | 1 | / |
| McRchione | 56 | 1 | / |
Mkrtchyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mkrtchyan in the Georgian language | ||
| მკრტჩიან | mkrtchian | 88.53 |
| მკრტჩიანი | mkrtchiani | 11.47 |
| Mkrtchyan in the Russian language | ||
| Мкртчян | mkrtcan | - |
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