How common is the surname Abrahamyan?

276 people in the United States had the surname Abrahamyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,118,643 Americans. It ranked 70,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abrahamyan?

Hovik Abrahamyan, Armenian politician, followed by Tatev Abrahamyan.

Where is the surname Abrahamyan most common?

Wikidata records people named Abrahamyan in the Soviet Union, the United States and Armenia.

Is the surname Abrahamyan getting more or less common?

More common. 104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 276 in 2010, up 165%.

The surname Abrahamyan

An Armenian surname, carried by 276 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex A165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abrahamyan is more common than 56.3% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

Borrowed from Armenian Աբրահամյան (Abrahamyan).

One of 47 Armenian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 276 people named Abrahamyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,118,643 Americans. That is up 165% since 2000, when the Census counted 104.

#70,833

rank among US surnames

276

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+165.4%

change since 2000 (was #146,011)

Who is named Abrahamyan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

98% of people named Abrahamyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abrahamyans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hovik Abrahamyan
Armenian politician, born 1958
Tatev Abrahamyan
Armenian-born American chess player, born 1988
Khoren Abrahamyan
Armenian actor (1930–2004)
Medea Abrahamyan
Armenian cellist, 1932–2021
Harutyun Abrahamyan
Armenian footballer, born 1969

Notable Abrahamyans come mostly from the Soviet Union (3), the United States (1) and Armenia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Abrahamian
Aprahamian

Surnames that sound like Abrahamyan

Abrahamyan has the Soundex code A165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A165.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Abrahamyan come from?: Borrowed from Armenian Աբրահամյան (Abrahamyan).
How common is the surname Abrahamyan?: 276 people in the United States had the surname Abrahamyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,118,643 Americans. It ranked 70,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abrahamyan?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Abrahamyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Abrahamyan?: Hovik Abrahamyan, Armenian politician, followed by Tatev Abrahamyan.
Where is the surname Abrahamyan most common?: Wikidata records people named Abrahamyan in the Soviet Union, the United States and Armenia.
Is the surname Abrahamyan getting more or less common?: More common. 104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 276 in 2010, up 165%.
What are other spellings of Abrahamyan?: Abrahamian and Aprahamian.