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
Average Petrosyan Salary in
United States
$43,512 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Petrosyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrosyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petrosyan (Georgian: პეტროსიანი, Russian: Петросян) is found most frequently in Armenia. It may appear as: Petrosyán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrosyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,948th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,403 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Petrosyan are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia. Petrosyan is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.
Petrosyan is most common in Armenia, where it is carried by 50,313 people, or 1 in 58. In Armenia Petrosyan is primarily concentrated in: Yerevan, where 37 percent reside, Kotayk Province, where 10 percent reside and Shirak Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Armenia it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Georgia, where 4 percent reside.
Petrosyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Petrosyan surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Georgia, Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Petrosyan are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.05% being registered to vote for the 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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