Mkrtchyan Surname

9,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

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.

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Mkrtchyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia44,7281:6611
Russia12,9121:11,1621,535
Georgia1,1741:3,190647
United States8121:446,37838,303
Spain2581:181,20912,764
Uzbekistan2231:138,6966,893
Belarus1421:66,90911,034
Kazakhstan1351:130,98113,583
France1201:553,52375,172
Turkmenistan1201:45,743871
Greece1021:108,62518,269
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Transnistria431:11,0402,187
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England271:2,063,63279,942
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Austria121:709,62061,025
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

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.

- 5argis

Mkrtchyan 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'.

- kalo961

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

Mkrtchyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mkrtchyan in the Georgian language
მკრტჩიანmkrtchian88.53
მკრტჩიანიmkrtchiani11.47
Mkrtchyan in the Russian language
Мкртчянmkrtcan-

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