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Lists Of Most Common Surnames In Asian Countries
This article contains lists of the most common surnames in some of the countries of Asia, including Taiwan and six transcontinental countries. Countries are arranged in alphabetical order. Armenia :Source: Armenia's Voter List Azerbaijan Bangladesh Cambodia China According to a report released by the Ministry of Public Security in January 2019, there are 6,150 different surnames in China with the top 100 surnames used by 85% of the population in 2018. Georgia India Indonesia Most Indonesians, particularly from the western parts, do not use family names. Only some ethnic groups maintain family names, such as Bataks, Nias, Mentawai, some Dayaks, and most ethnic groups in eastern Indonesia (except in Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and some groups in Sulawesi, such as the Butonese). Israel Japan Kazakhstan Provided here is a list of the 33 most common surnames in Kazakhstan according to the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan as of 2014. * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakobyan
Hakobyan ( (reformed); ( classical)) is an Armenian surname with the meaning "son of Hakob" (Armenian for Jacob). This surname has multitudes of transliterations into Latin alphabet, including Acopian, Acopyan, Agopian, Agopyan, Akobian, Akobyan, Akopyan, Hagopian, Hagopyan, Hakobian, and others. A Russified version of this surname is Akopov. A variant is Hakobyants, Hagopiantz ( (reformed); ( classical)), with similar variations of rendering in the Latin alphabet. A Acopian * Sarkis Acopian (1926–2007), Armenian-American inventor, industrialist, environmentalist Agopian * Krikor Agopian, Lebanese-Canadian painter Agopyan * Simon Agopyan (1857–1921), Ottoman Armenian landscape and portrait painter Akobian *Varuzhan Akobian, Armenian-American chess Grandmaster Akopian * Arthur Akopian, Soviet Armenian gymnast and coach (also Artur Akopian, Arthur Akopyan, Arthur Akopian *Nelly Akopian-Tamarina, Russian pianist of Armenian descent *Vladimir Akopian, Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazar
Ghazar is an Armenian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ghazar Parpetsi, 5th to 6th century Armenian chronicler and historian * Ghazar Artsatagortsian, Russian Navy Admiral of Armenian descent See also * Ghazaros * Gazar {{given name Armenian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazaryan
Ghazaryan (), or the Western Armenian variant Ghazarian (), is an Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Ghazar", the Armenian equivalent of Lazarus. It may refer to: ;Ghazaryan *Armen Ghazaryan (born 1982), Armenian and Russian weightlifter * Arman Ghazaryan (born 2001), Armenian footballer * Ashot Ghazaryan (born 1949), Armenian singer, showman, presenter, and actor * David Ghazaryan (1989-2020), Armenian Liutenant-Colonal *Gevorg Ghazaryan (born 1988), Armenian footballer * Hayk Ghazaryan (1930–2014), Armenian historian and professor * Liana Ghazaryan (born 2000), Armenian footballer * Luiza Ghazaryan (born 2000), Armenian footballer * Manuk Ghazaryan (born 1961), Armenian politician * Manvel Ghazaryan (born 1961), Armenian politician * Marine Ghazaryan (born 1985), Armenian sprinter *Mekhak Ghazaryan (born 1966), Soviet and Armenian boxer * Rafael Ghazaryan (1924–2007), Armenian radio-physicist, academician and public activist * Regina Ghazaryan (1915–1999), Armenian pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mkrtich
Mkrtich (Eastern Armenian pronunciation, pronounced Mgrdich in Western Armenian; Armenian: ) is an Armenian male given name, meaning ''Baptist'' in Armenian. The name refers originally to John the Baptist, known as Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist) in Armenian.Sushil Chaudhury, Kéram Kévonian Les Arméniens dans le commerce asiatique au début de l'ère 2008 Page 84 "The church carrying the name of Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich (Saint-John the Baptist)... " The widespread family name '' Mkrtchyan'' is formed from this given name. The name is usually romanized directly into English as Mkrtich, but other romanizations are found: * Mkrtich Khrimian (1820–1907), Catholicos of All Armenians * Mkrtich Achemian (1838–1917), Constantinople-born Armenian poet * Mkrtich Armen (1906–1972), Soviet Armenian writer * Mkrtich Arzumanyan (born 1976), Armenian actor and comedian * Mkrtich Avetisian (1864–1896), Armenian journalist and political figure * Mkrtich Beshiktas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mkrtchyan
Mkrtchyan or Mkrtchian (, ) is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aghvan Mkrtchyan (born 1981), Armenian football defender * Armen Mkrtchyan (born 1973), Armenian wrestler * Arthur Mkrtchyan (born 1973), retired Armenian football defender * Artur Mkrtchyan (1959–1992), the First Chairman of Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic * Karlen Mkrtchyan (born 1988), Armenian football midfielder * Levon Mkrtchyan (born 1953), Armenian director known for documentaries * Lilit Mkrtchian (born 1982), Armenian grandmaster and four-time Armenian Women's champion * Frunzik (Mher) Mkrtchyan (1930–1993), Soviet Armenian actor, named a People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 * Samvel Mkrtchyan (1959–2014), Armenian translator, editor and writer * Susanna Mkrtchyan (born 1949), Armenian professor and founder of Wikimedia Armenia See also * Makran * Mkrtich * Ter-Mkrtychyan Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (, born 19 March 1971) is a former Armenian Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John The Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christianity, Christian traditions, and as the prophet Yahya ibn Zakariya in Islam. He is sometimes referred to as John the Baptiser. John is mentioned by the History of the Jews in the Roman Empire, Roman Jewish historian Josephus, and he is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze faith, and Mandaeism; in the last of these he is considered to be the final and most vital prophet. He is considered to be a prophet of God in Abrahamic religions, God by all of the aforementioned faiths, and is honoured as a saint in many Christian denominations. According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than himself; in the Gospels, he is portrayed as the precursor or forerunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karapetyan
Karapetyan, Karapetian or Garabedian ( , in Western Armenian Կարապետեան) is an Armenian surname. It can refer to: Garabedian * Berge Garabedian (born ?), Canadian founder of JoBlo.com * Charles Garabedian (1923–2016), U.S. artist * Edna Garabedian (born ?), U.S. opera singer and director *John Garabedian (born 1941), U.S. radio personality * Khachadour Paul Garabedian (1836–1881), Ottoman-born Armenian-American Navy Sailor * Mitchell Garabedian (born 1951), American lawyer known for representing sexual abuse victims * Paul Garabedian (1927–2010), U.S. applied mathematician and numerical analyst * Varoujan Garabedian (also as Varadjian Garbidjian, 1954–2019), Syrian-Armenian militant Garapedian * Carla Garapedian (born c. 1970's), U.S. (expatriate in the U.K.) documentary filmmaker Karapetian * Farrah Karapetian (born 1978), American photographer * Aleksandre Karapetian (born 1987), Armenian footballer Karapetyan * Andranik Karapetyan (born 1995), Armenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevorg
Gevorg (), also spelled Gevork and pronounced and transliterated as Kevork in Western Armenian, is the Armenian version of the name George. Bearers include: Gevorg * Gevorg Abajian (1920–2002), Armenian literary critic * Gevorg Aleksanyan (born 1981), Armenian weightlifter * Gevorg Arutyunyan (born 1997), Russian-Armenian footballer * Gevorg Avagyan (1922–2013), Soviet Armenian painter * Gevorg Badalyan (born 1991), Armenian footballer * Gevorg Bashinjaghian (1857–1925), Armenian painter * Gevorg Dabaghyan (born 1965), Armenian folk musician * Gevorg Davtyan (born 1983), Armenian weightlifter * Gevorg Emin (1918–1998), Armenian writer * Gevorg Geodakyan (1928–2015), Armenian musicologist * Gevorg Gharadjian (1861–1936), Armenian political activist and revolutionary * Gevorg Gharibyan (born 2002), Armenian wrestler *Gevorg Ghazaryan (born 1988), Armenian football player *Gevorg Ghazaryan, 20th-century Armenian politician * Gevorg Gorgisyan (born 1986), Armenian pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevorgyan
Gevorgyan or Gevorgian, sometimes also spelled Gevorkian () is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Gevorg", the equivalent of "son of George" (compare English Georgeson). The Western Armenian Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Arme ... equivalent is Kevorkian. Gevorgyan can refer to the following people: Persons * Ara Gevorgyan (born 1960), an Armenian musician * Arayik Gevorgyan (born 1973), an Armenian Freestyle wrestler * Arsen Gevorgyan (born 1975), an Armenian judoka * Artur Gevorgyan (born 1975), an Armenian-American boxer * Edgar Gevorgyan (born 1982), an Armenian weightlifter * Eva Gevorgyan (born 2004), a Russian-Armenian classical pianist * Maria Gevorgyan (born 1994), an Armenian chess player * Nahapet Gevorgyan (born 1957), an Armenian politician * Pavel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardan
Vardan (; Vartan (other), Vartan in Western Armenian transliteration, pronounced in both Eastern and Western Armenian), Varden (other), Varden ( ka, ვარდენ) in Georgian language, Georgian, is an Armenian name of Middle Persian language, Middle Persian origin (from Mid. Pers. Wardā), popular in Armenia and Georgia. Saint Vardan *Saint Vardan (Saint Vartan in Western Armenian), an Armenian saint Given name *Vardan Adjemyan, Armenian composer of orchestral, operatic and chamber works *Vardan Aigektsi (died 1250), Armenian author *Vardan Ajemian (1905–1977), Soviet Armenian theatral director and actor, People's Artist of USSR (1965) *Vardan Areveltsi (1198–1271), Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator *Vardan Ayvazyan, the former Ecology Minister of Armenia *Vardan Bostanjyan (born 1949), Armenian politician *Vardan Ghazaryan (born 1969), Lebanese-Armenian footballer *Vardan Khachatryan (born 1968), former Armenian football defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardanyan
Vardanyan (), also spelled Vardanean or Vardanian, and in Western Armenian spelled Vartanian or Vartanyan, is an Armenian surname, from the Armenian given name Vardan and Vartan with the addition of -ian. Persons Notable people with the surname include: Vardanyan (Armenian / Eastern Armenian) * Ara Vardanyan (administrator) (born 1977), executive director of the Hayastan All Armenian Fund * Ara Vardanyan (weightlifter) (born 1974), Armenian weightlifter * Armen Vardanyan (born 1982), Armenian sport wrestler * Erik Vardanyan (born 1998), Armenian footballer * Ernest Vardanean (born 1980), Moldovan journalist * Gegham Vardanyan (born 1988), Armenian figure skater * Gevork Vartanian (1924−2012), Soviet spy * Gor Vardanyan (born 1972), Armenian actor * Greta Vardanyan (born 1986), Armenian powerlifter and Para-alpine skier * Harutyun Vardanyan (born 1970), Armenian footballer * Knarik Vardanyan (1914–1996), Soviet Armenian painter and printmaker * Norayr Vardanyan (born 1987), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
