Avanessian

Avanessian Meaning & Origin

About Avanessian
The surname Avanessian is of Armenian origin and is derived from the Armenian word "avan," meaning "black." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Avan. The suffix "-ian" signifies "son of" or "descendant of" in Armenian. Therefore, Avanessian can be interpreted as "son of Avan" or "descendant of Avan."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Avanessian is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Avanessian: 320
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 62,531
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Avanessian based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AFNSN
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A1050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE2 V AH0 N IH1 ZH AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/avanessian*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AFNSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A152

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Avanessian in Braille

Here's how to represent Avanessian in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Avanessian in braille

How to sign the name Avanessian using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Avanessian using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Avanessian in sign language

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