Shishyan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Shishyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shishyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shishyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shishyan (Georgian: შიშიანი, Russian: Шишян) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shishyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Shishyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Shishyan reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Armenia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 325,576. In Armenia it is most prevalent in: Yerevan, where 89 percent are found and Shirak Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Armenia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Shishyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shishyan surname is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaishyan946/
Shishian8822/
Shushyan888/
Sisyan8662/
Seisyan8042/
Sisyant8029/
Shisian8021/
Sissyan802/
Shizyan801/
Chisyan801/
Sheshchyan785/
Chichyan75146/
Saissyan7521/
Suisihan751/
Saishyam751/
Sichaiyan71306/
Sisian71300/
Chitchyan71211/
Shoichian7126/
Sisyon7115/
Susyan7112/
Seshaiyan719/
Sisyam719/
Sizyan713/
Chaichyan712/
Sesyan711/
Cichyan67183/
Seysyan6781/
Sissian6741/
Setchaiyan6732/
Shixian6714/
Sisiane675/
Shihchiang673/
Saisean672/
Sichian671/
Saisyam671/
Shusian671/
Setsyan671/
Sytsyan671/
Siseyon671/
Sisiang671/
Shexian671/
Sedchaiyan671/
Sechian671/
Soisian671/
Sushian671/
Chaisaiyan671/

Shishyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shishyan in the Georgian language
შიშიანიshishiani-
Shishyan in the Russian language
Шишянsisan-

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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 Shishyan
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