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    The surname Hovhannisyan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 637 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex H152

    Hovhannisyan: #35,345 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hovhannisyan #35,345, 637 people Hovhannisyan: #35,345 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hovhannisyan #35,345, 637 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hovhannisyan is more common than 78.2% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    Borrowed from Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (Hovhannisyan).

    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 637 people named Hovhannisyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 484,687 Americans. That is up 398% since 2000, when the Census counted 128.

    #35,345
    rank among US surnames
    637
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +397.7%
    change since 2000 (was #124,109)

    Who is named Hovhannisyan

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

    97% of people named Hovhannisyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hovhannisyans

    13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kamo Hovhannisyan
      Armenian footballer, born 1992
    • Robert Hovhannisyan
      Armenian chess player, born 1991
    • Arman Hovhannisyan
      Armenian association football player, born 1993
    • Artur Hovhannisyan
      Boxer, born 1996
    • Lilit Hovhannisyan
      Armenian singer, born 1987
    • Nazeni Hovhannisyan
      Armenian actress, TV anchor and lecturer, born 1982
    • Benik Hovhannisyan
      Association football player, born 1993
    • Nerses Hovhannisyan
      Armenian screenwriter, actor and film director (1938-2016)
    • Zabel Yesayan
      Armenian writer (1878–1943)
    • Khoren Oganesian
      Armenian footballer (born 1955)
    • Diana Der Hovanessian
      Armenian American poet, translator, and author (1934-2018)
    • Hovhannes Hovhannisian
      Armenian poet, 1864–1929

    Notable Hovhannisyans come mostly from Armenia (9), the Soviet Union (2) and the Ottoman Empire (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Hovhannisian
    • Hovannisyan
    • Hovannisian

    Hovhannisyan has the Soundex code H152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H152.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hovhannisyan come from?
    Borrowed from Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (Hovhannisyan).
    How common is the surname Hovhannisyan?
    637 people in the United States had the surname Hovhannisyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 484,687 Americans. It ranked 35,345th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hovhannisyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hovhannisyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Hovhannisyan?
    Kamo Hovhannisyan, Armenian footballer, followed by Robert Hovhannisyan.
    Where is the surname Hovhannisyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hovhannisyan in Armenia, the Soviet Union and the Ottoman Empire and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Hovhannisyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 637 in 2010, up 398%.
    What are other spellings of Hovhannisyan?
    Hovhannisian, Hovannisyan and Hovannisian.