Papakhchyan Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Papakhchyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papakhchyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia2321:12,630932
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Georgia451:83,2348,058
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Papakhchyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papakhchyan (Georgian: პაპახჩიანი, Russian: Папахчян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papakhchyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 731,961st most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. Papakhchyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Papakhchyan reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

Papakhchyan is most commonly held in Armenia, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 12,630. In Armenia it is most frequent in: Lori Province, where 31 percent live, Gegharkunik Province, where 21 percent live and Yerevan, where 20 percent live. Barring Armenia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live.

Papakhchyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Papakhchyan are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papakhchiyan962/
Papakhchan957/
Papachchan863/
Pappachchan821/
Papukchiyan821/
Papagchjan761/
Papachtsian731/
Babachchan674/

Papakhchyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papakhchyan in the Georgian language
პაპახჩიანიpapakhchiani91.18
პაპახჩიანpapakhchian5.88
ფაფახჩიანიpapakhchiani2.94
Papakhchyan in the Russian language
Папахчянpapahcan-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Papakhchyan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis