Nazaretyan Surname

151,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Nazaretyan Surname User-submission:

Nazarian is an Armenian surname, and is a shortened form of Nazaretyan or Nazarethian. Nazareth, a city in Galilee, became a popular boy's name in Armenia after the country's conversion to Christianity in the fourth century. The suffix -ian or -yan means 'belonging to the family of', and also is found in Persian names.

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Nazaretyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1,7691:1,656195
Russia6211:232,08224,903
Georgia3911:9,5792,111
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Nazaretyan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nazarian is an Armenian surname, and is a shortened form of Nazaretyan or Nazarethian. Nazareth, a city in Galilee, became a popular boy's name in Armenia after the country's conversion to Christianity in the fourth century. The suffix -ian or -yan means 'belonging to the family of', and also is found in Persian names.

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Nazaretyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nazaretyan (Georgian: ნაზარეტიან, Russian: Назаретян) occurs in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nazaretyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 151,840th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,512,947 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Nazaretyan reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Armenia, where it is borne by 1,769 people, or 1 in 1,656. In Armenia Nazaretyan is most prevalent in: Yerevan, where 37 percent live, Shirak Province, where 21 percent live and Aragatsotn Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Armenia Nazaretyan occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent live and Georgia, where 13 percent live.

Nazaretyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nazaretyan last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Nazaretyan are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Nazaretyan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $36,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nazaretyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nazaretyan in the Georgian language
ნაზარეტიანnazaretian54.87
ნაზარეტიანიnazaretiani18.05
ნაზარეთიანnazaretian17.1
ნაზარეთიანიnazaretiani9.98
Nazaretyan in the Russian language
Назаретянnazaretan-

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