Petrosyan Surname
Approximately 81,513 people bear this surname
Petrosyan Surname User-submission:
Petrosyan is an Armenian surname, denoting a descendant of Petros (English Peter, meaning 'rock').
Petrosyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 50,313 | 1:58 | 7 |
| Russia | 23,786 | 1:6,059 | 761 |
| Georgia | 3,260 | 1:1,149 | 114 |
| United States | 1,259 | 1:287,894 | 26,766 |
| Belarus | 538 | 1:17,660 | 2,893 |
| Kazakhstan | 409 | 1:43,233 | 5,650 |
| Turkmenistan | 380 | 1:14,445 | 558 |
| Uzbekistan | 316 | 1:97,877 | 6,574 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 143 | 1:67,476 | 2,718 |
| Transnistria | 93 | 1:5,104 | 896 |
| Israel | 88 | 1:97,246 | 11,271 |
| Belgium | 68 | 1:169,068 | 23,042 |
| Greece | 57 | 1:194,382 | 30,902 |
| Tajikistan | 48 | 1:174,723 | 1,769 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 33 | 1:180,990 | 18,462 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Moldova | 24 | 1:148,390 | 15,621 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1:498,493 | 22,004 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Abkhazia | 10 | 1:24,286 | 2,078 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| South Ossetia | 7 | 1:7,633 | 810 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
The alternate forms: Petrosyán (1) are calculated separately.
Petrosyan (28) may also be a first name.
Petrosyan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Petrosyan is an Armenian surname, denoting a descendant of Petros (English Peter, meaning 'rock').
- deleted-173293This is an Armenian surname, meaning 'son of Petros/Bedros' (Peter).
- kalebpet480Petrosyan Demographics
Petrosyan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Petrosyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrosyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petrosyan (Georgian: პეტროსიანი, Russian: Петросян) has its highest incidence in Armenia. It can appear as a variant: Petrosyán. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrosyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petrosyan is the 6,948th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 89,403 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Petrosyan live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Armeno-West Asia. Petrosyan is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name globally, borne by 28 people.
The last name Petrosyan is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is held by 50,313 people, or 1 in 58. In Armenia Petrosyan is most frequent in: Yerevan, where 37 percent reside, Kotayk Province, where 10 percent reside and Shirak Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Armenia this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Georgia, where 4 percent reside.
Petrosyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Petrosyan last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Georgia, Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Petrosyan last name are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Petrosyan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $43,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $45,080 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrosyán | 96 | 1 | / |
| Petrossyan | 95 | 43 | / |
| Petrosyanc | 95 | 8 | / |
| Petroysyan | 95 | 3 | / |
| Peetrosyan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Perosyan | 94 | 15 | / |
| Petrosian | 89 | 3,098 | / |
| Petrasyan | 89 | 152 | / |
| Petrosjan | 89 | 112 | / |
| Pitrosyan | 89 | 46 | / |
| Petrosean | 89 | 34 | / |
| Petrusyan | 89 | 12 | / |
| Patrosyan | 89 | 9 | / |
| Petrosyam | 89 | 7 | / |
| Petrocyan | 89 | 5 | / |
| Petresyan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pehrosyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Petrossian | 84 | 922 | / |
| Petrousian | 84 | 21 | / |
| Pietrosian | 84 | 12 | / |
| Pettrosian | 84 | 4 | / |
| Perosian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pirosyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petroussian | 80 | 5 | / |
| Petrrossian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petrusian | 78 | 25 | / |
| Pitrasyan | 78 | 11 | / |
| Petrusean | 78 | 5 | / |
| Petrusjan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petrosiam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petruzyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petrozian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petrosjanová | 76 | 9 | / |
| Petrosjanova | 76 | 1 | / |
| Peiroisian | 74 | 23 | / |
| Pathrosian | 74 | 3 | / |
| Petressian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pirousian | 67 | 52 | / |
| Petrucean | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pirouzyan | 67 | 1 | / |
Petrosyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petrosyan in the Georgian language | ||
| პეტროსიანი | petrosiani | 59.12 |
| პეტროსიან | petrosian | 40.88 |
| Petrosyan in the Russian language | ||
| Петросян | petrosan | - |
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