How common is the surname Karapetyan?

1,260 people in the United States had the surname Karapetyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. It ranked 20,910th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Karapetyan?

Samvel Karapetyan, Armenian historian (1961-2020), followed by Sergo Karapetyan.

Where is the surname Karapetyan most common?

Wikidata records people named Karapetyan in Armenia, the United States and the Soviet Union and 1 other country.

Is the surname Karapetyan getting more or less common?

More common. 778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,260 in 2010, up 62%.

The surname Karapetyan

An Armenian surname, carried by 1,260 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex K613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karapetyan is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

Borrowed from Armenian Կարապետյան (Karapetyan).

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 1,260 people named Karapetyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 778.

#20,910

rank among US surnames

1,260

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+62%

change since 2000 (was #28,790)

Who is named Karapetyan

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

95% of people named Karapetyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Karapetyans

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samvel Karapetyan
Armenian historian (1961-2020)
Sergo Karapetyan
Armenian politician (1948-2021)
Elmira Karapetyan
Armenian sports shooter, born 1994
Harut Karapetyan
Armenian footballer, born 1972
Arshak Karapetyan
Armenian military personnel, born 1967
Ferdinand Karapetian
Armenian judoka, born 1992

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Karapetian

Karapetyan has the Soundex code K613, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K613.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Karapetyan come from?: Borrowed from Armenian Կարապետյան (Karapetyan).
How common is the surname Karapetyan?: 1,260 people in the United States had the surname Karapetyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. It ranked 20,910th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Karapetyan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Karapetyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Karapetyan?: Samvel Karapetyan, Armenian historian (1961-2020), followed by Sergo Karapetyan.
Where is the surname Karapetyan most common?: Wikidata records people named Karapetyan in Armenia, the United States and the Soviet Union and 1 other country.
Is the surname Karapetyan getting more or less common?: More common. 778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,260 in 2010, up 62%.
What are other spellings of Karapetyan?: Karapetian.