How common is the surname Nazarian?

2,004 people in the United States had the surname Nazarian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,065 Americans. It ranked 14,803rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nazarian?

Stepanos Nazarian, Armenian historian (1812-1879), followed by Armen Nazaryan.

Where is the surname Nazarian most common?

Wikidata records people named Nazarian in Armenia, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

How do you pronounce Nazarian?

Nazarian is /nəˈzɛɹi.ən/, 4 syllables.

Is the surname Nazarian getting more or less common?

More common. 1,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,004 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Nazarian

An Armenian surname, carried by 2,004 people in the United States.

Pronounced /nəˈzɛɹi.ən/ 4 syllables Soundex N265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nazarian is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

Variant of Nazaryan.

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 2,004 people named Nazarian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,065 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,667.

#14,803

rank among US surnames

2,004

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+20.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,995)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,794	Groat	2,006	153,911
#14,799	Wegman	2,005	153,988
#14,803	Nazarian	2,004	154,065
#14,806	Cottone	2,003	154,142

Who is named Nazarian

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

91% of people named Nazarian identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as two or more races and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Two or more races 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nazarians

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stepanos Nazarian
Armenian historian (1812-1879)
Armen Nazaryan
Armenian judoka, born 1982
Rafael Nazaryan
Armenian footballer, born 1975
Hovhannes Nazaryan
Armenian footballer, born 1998

Notable Nazarians come mostly from Armenia (2), the Russian Empire (1) and the Soviet Union (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nazarian

Najarian

Nazarian has the Soundex code N265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N265.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nazarian come from?: Variant of Nazaryan.
How common is the surname Nazarian?: 2,004 people in the United States had the surname Nazarian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,065 Americans. It ranked 14,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nazarian?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Nazarian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Nazarian?: Stepanos Nazarian, Armenian historian (1812-1879), followed by Armen Nazaryan.
Where is the surname Nazarian most common?: Wikidata records people named Nazarian in Armenia, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
How do you pronounce Nazarian?: Nazarian is /nəˈzɛɹi.ən/, 4 syllables.
Is the surname Nazarian getting more or less common?: More common. 1,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,004 in 2010, up 20%.