Purtoyan Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Purtoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purtoyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia2831:10,354812
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Georgia381:98,5678,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Purtoyan Last Name Facts

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

Purtoyan (Georgian: პურტოიანი, Russian: Пуртоян) is found most in Armenia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purtoyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 773,729th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name Purtoyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Purtoyan are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Armenia, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 10,354. In Armenia it is mostly found in: Gegharkunik Province, where 40 percent live, Yerevan, where 24 percent live and Shirak Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Armenia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent live and Georgia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourtoyan943/
Portoyan8826/
Purtean8018/
Portoian7510/
Pourtain754/
Portain6750/
Portean671/
Portoin671/
Portaun671/
Pourtahian671/
Pourtein6313/
Portiean639/
Portein532/
Portuin531/

Purtoyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purtoyan in the Georgian language
პურტოიანიpurtoiani96.43
პურტოიანpurtoian3.57
Purtoyan in the Russian language
Пуртоянpurtoan-

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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
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  • 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 Purtoyan
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