Petosyan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Petosyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petosyan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Petosyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petosyan (Russian: Петосян) is found in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petosyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Petosyan are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

It is most numerous in Armenia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 732,545. In Armenia it is mostly found in: Yerevan, where 75 percent live and Lori Province, where 25 percent live. Beside Armenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potosyan8849/
Petasyan881/
Potozyan7512/
Patasyan759/
Patesyan751/
Patosian751/
Patashyan7112/
Patossian711/
Petachyan711/
Patassyan711/
Patozian631/
Patazian505/
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Petosyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petosyan in the Russian language
Петосянpetosan-

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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 Petosyan
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