Orbelyan Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Orbelyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orbelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia2041:14,3641,016
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Georgia211:178,35911,356
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Orbelyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orbelyan (Georgian: ორბელიანი, Russian: Орбелян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbelyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 874,560th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Orbelyan is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Orbelyan are found; 73 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

It is most frequent in Armenia, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 14,364. In Armenia it is most prevalent in: Syunik Province, where 46 percent live, Yerevan, where 34 percent live and Kotayk Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Armenia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live.

Orbelyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Orbelyan surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 25% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Orbelyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orbelyan in the Georgian language
ორბელიანიorbeliani-
Orbelyan in the Russian language
Орбелянorbelan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orbelyan
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