Yakhanyan Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Yakhanyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 41 | 1:71,468 | 2,963 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Yakhanyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakhanyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yakhanyan (Russian: Яханян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakhanyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Yakhanyan are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.
This surname is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 71,468. In Armenia it is mostly concentrated in: Gegharkunik Province, where 49 percent reside, Yerevan, where 41 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Armenia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakhanejyan | 90 | 14 | / |
| Yajanyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yakanian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Iakanyang | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hiakanyane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Jaskhanian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Yakaneon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jacanyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jajanyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajhakhanian | 70 | 1 | / |
| Yokonyang | 67 | 116 | / |
| Yotchonyan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Jokanian | 59 | 19 | / |
| Jajanian | 59 | 2 | / |
| Yakenian | 59 | 1 | / |
| Joujanyan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Iadkhongnan | 50 | 1 | / |
Yakhanyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakhanyan in the Russian language | ||
| Яханян | ahanan | - |
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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 Yakhanyan
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