Palikyan Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Palikyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palikyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1291:22,7151,479
Georgia261:144,05910,327
Russia231:6,266,220254,708

Palikyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palikyan (Georgian: პალიკიანი, Russian: Паликян) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palikyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palikyan is the 1,281,391st most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Palikyan are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Armenia, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 22,715. In Armenia it is mostly found in: Yerevan, where 42 percent are found, Ararat Province, where 34 percent are found and Gegharkunik Province, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Armenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 15 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paslikyan947/
Palikian886/
Polikyan885/
Pelikyan882/
Paslikian821/
Pelikian7514/
Palekian751/
Polikian751/
Peliquian595/
Policián507/

Palikyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palikyan in the Georgian language
პალიკიანიpalikiani95
პალიკიანpalikian5
Palikyan in the Russian language
Паликянpalikan-

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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 Palikyan
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