Schanyan Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Schanyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 60 | 1:48,836 | 2,396 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Georgia | 26 | 1:144,059 | 10,327 |
Schanyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schanyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schanyan (Georgian: სჩანიან, Russian: Счанян) occurs in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schanyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,491,356th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Schanyan live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
The last name Schanyan is most common in Armenia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 48,836. In Armenia Schanyan is most common in: Aragatsotn Province, where 43 percent live, Yerevan, where 33 percent live and Armavir Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Armenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 39 percent live and Georgia, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Schanyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Schanyan in the Georgian language | ||
| სჩანიან | schanian | - |
| Schanyan in the Russian language | ||
| Счанян | scanan | - |
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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 Schanyan
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