Movsesyan Surname

61,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Movsesyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movsesyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia3,9751:73799
Russia2,9211:49,3406,509
Georgia7631:4,9091,072
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Belarus541:175,94623,201
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Movsesyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Movsesyan (Georgian: მოვსესიან, Russian: Мовсесян) is carried by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movsesyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,798th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 896,157 people. Movsesyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Movsesyan live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 49 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Armenia, where it is borne by 3,975 people, or 1 in 737. In Armenia Movsesyan is mostly concentrated in: Yerevan, where 48 percent are found, Kotayk Province, where 10 percent are found and Armavir Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Armenia this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found.

Movsesyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Movsesyan surname are 11.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Movsesyan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,461 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Movsesyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movsesyan in the Georgian language
მოვსესიანmovsesian53.18
მოვსესიანიmovsesiani46.82
Movsesyan in the Russian language
Мовсесянmovsesan-

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Footnotes

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