Treganyan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Treganyan Surname Definition:

TREGANYAN: From treg-an-jein, the cold dwelling. Pryce renders Treg-an-îan, the cold dwelling, or on the seashore. Tonkin derives Treganyan from tre-gan-ythan, the furzy town on the downs.

Treganyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Treganyan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

TREGANYAN: From treg-an-jein, the cold dwelling. Pryce renders Treg-an-îan, the cold dwelling, or on the seashore. Tonkin derives Treganyan from tre-gan-ythan, the furzy town on the downs.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Treganyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Treganyan is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Treganyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Treganyan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant.

It is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 402,649. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Beirut Governorate, where 71 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 14 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 7 percent live. Aside from Lebanon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iraq, where 7 percent live.

Treganyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Treganyan surname is primarily Armenian Apostolic (75%) in Lebanon.

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