Petrosyan Surname

6,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Petrosyan Surname User-submission:

Petrosyan is an Armenian surname, denoting a descendant of Petros (English Peter, meaning 'rock').

Petrosyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia50,3131:587
Russia23,7861:6,059761
Georgia3,2601:1,149114
United States1,2591:287,89426,766
Belarus5381:17,6602,893
Kazakhstan4091:43,2335,650
Turkmenistan3801:14,445558
Uzbekistan3161:97,8776,574
France1791:371,07755,233
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Azerbaijan1431:67,4762,718
Transnistria931:5,104896
Israel881:97,24611,271
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Greece571:194,38230,902
Tajikistan481:174,7231,769
Canada451:818,79163,991
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Kyrgyzstan331:180,99018,462
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Moldova241:148,39015,621
England211:2,653,24194,788
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Abkhazia101:24,2862,078
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
South Ossetia71:7,633810
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

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').

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

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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

Petrosyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrosyan in the Georgian language
პეტროსიანიpetrosiani59.12
პეტროსიანpetrosian40.88
Petrosyan in the Russian language
Петросянpetrosan-

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