Petonyan Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Petonyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 16 | 1:183,136 | 5,171 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Petonyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petonyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petonyan (Russian: Петонян) is found in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petonyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petonyan is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Petonyan live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname Petonyan is most numerous in Armenia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 183,136. In Armenia it is mostly concentrated in: Tavush Province, where 88 percent reside, Vayots Dzor Province, where 6 percent reside and Yerevan, where 6 percent reside. Other than Armenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petonyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petonyan in the Russian language | ||
| Петонян | petonan | - |
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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
- 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 Petonyan
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