Petrosian Surname

143,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Petrosian Surname User-submission:

This is an Armenian surname, meaning 'son of Petros/Bedros' (Peter).

Petrosian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,6361:27,8264,014
United States7101:510,50642,792
Iran2811:273,24720,009
Greece1331:83,30714,080
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Canada511:722,46357,796
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Georgia381:98,5678,726
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Lithuania271:112,39213,972
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Petrosian (14) may also be a first name.

Petrosian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Armenian surname, meaning 'son of Petros/Bedros' (Peter).

- kalebpet480

Petrosian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrosian (Arabic: بتروسيان, Russian: Петросиан) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrosian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 143,592nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,352,339 people. The last name Petrosian occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Petrosian reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Petrosian is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Petrosian is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,636 people, or 1 in 27,826. In Ukraine Petrosian is most numerous in: Donetsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.

Petrosian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petrosian surname are 2.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Petrosian earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petrosian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrosian in the Russian language
Петросианpetrosian-
Petrosian in the Arabic language
بتروسيانbtrwsyan-

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