Mkrtichyan Surname

176,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Mkrtichyan 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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Mkrtichyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1,2441:3,011600
Armenia6641:4,413431
Russia4861:296,54930,431
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Mkrtichyan Surname Meaning

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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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Mkrtichyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkrtichyan (Georgian: მკრტიჩიანი, Russian: Мкртичян) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkrtichyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkrtichyan is the 176,164th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,998,990 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Mkrtichyan live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

Mkrtichyan is most commonly used in Georgia, where it is held by 1,244 people, or 1 in 3,011. In Georgia it is mostly concentrated in: Tbilisi, where 83 percent live, Adjara, where 8 percent live and Samtskhe-Javakheti, where 4 percent live. Apart from Georgia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.

Mkrtichyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (96%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mkrtichyan last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

Mkrtichyan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkrticyan952/
Mkrtuichyan951/
Mkrtychyan901,354/
Mkrtichian9093/
Mkrtichean901/
Mkrtitchian862/
Mkrtitschian822/
Mkrtychian80182/
Mkrtytchian764/
Mkrtytschjan731/
Mkrtitsian704/
Mkrtyshyam701/

Mkrtichyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mkrtichyan in the Georgian language
მკრტიჩიანიmkrtichiani87.42
მკრტიჩიანmkrtichian12.49
მკრთიჩიანmkrtichian0.09
Mkrtichyan in the Russian language
Мкртичянmkrtican-

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