Rafaelyan Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Rafaelyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia4031:7,271623
Russia3621:398,13038,496
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Rafaelyan Last Name Facts

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

Rafaelyan (Russian: Рафаелян) is found in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rafaelyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaelyan? popularity and diffusion

Rafaelyan is the 431,117th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. The surname Rafaelyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Rafaelyan reside; 51 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Armenia, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 7,271. In Armenia it is most prevalent in: Yerevan, where 41 percent are found, Lori Province, where 21 percent are found and Armavir Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Armenia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 45 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 2 percent are found.

Rafaelyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rafaelyan last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Rafaelyan are 16.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 63.33% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rafaelyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafaelyan in the Russian language
Рафаелянrafaelan-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rafaelyan
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