The Avakian surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,243 people carried this name — #21,119 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,146 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Avakian surname
From Armenian Ավագյան (Avagyan).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Avakian» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 146 people named Avakian.
Most of them — 75 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 101 people named Avakian live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Avakian,
with a public archive behind them.
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Baghdasar Avagyan 1883–1918 · politician
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Grigore Avakian 1899–1982 · translator
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Grigore Avakian 1899–1982 · translator
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Ovanes Avagyan 1900–1984 · actor
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Ovanes Avagyan 1900–1984 · actor
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Artavazd Avakyan 1907–1966 · biologist
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Avakian.
- Auster 326 · U.S. census
- Austin 119,706 · U.S. census
- Authier 445 · U.S. census
- Autin 770 · U.S. census
- Auton 934 · U.S. census
- Auville 238 · U.S. census
- Avallone 1,384 · U.S. census
- Avard 181 · U.S. census
- Ave 295 · U.S. census
- Avedikian 184 · U.S. census
- Avedissian 267 · U.S. census
- Avella 745 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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