How common is the surname Avakian?

1,243 people in the United States had the surname Avakian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Avakian?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Avakian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Avakian?

Bob Avakian, American communist leader (1943-), followed by George Avakian.

Where is the surname Avakian most common?

Wikidata records people named Avakian in the United States.

Is the surname Avakian getting more or less common?

More common. 1,146 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, up 8.5%.

The surname Avakian

An Armenian surname, carried by 1,243 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex A125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Avakian is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

From Armenian Ավագյան (Avagyan).

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 1,243 people named Avakian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,146.

#21,119

rank among US surnames

1,243

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,307)

Who is named Avakian

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

94% of people named Avakian identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Avakians

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Avakian
American communist leader (1943-)
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent (1919–2017)
Aram Avakian
American film director, screenwriter and film editor (1926–1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Avagian
Avagyan

Avakian has the Soundex code A125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A125.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Avakian come from?: From Armenian Ավագյան (Avagyan).
How common is the surname Avakian?: 1,243 people in the United States had the surname Avakian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Avakian?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Avakian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Avakian?: Bob Avakian, American communist leader (1943-), followed by George Avakian.
Where is the surname Avakian most common?: Wikidata records people named Avakian in the United States.
Is the surname Avakian getting more or less common?: More common. 1,146 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, up 8.5%.
What are other spellings of Avakian?: Avagian and Avagyan.