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Hovhannisyan

Field	Value
name	Hovhannisyan
meaning	Son of Hovhannes
region	Armenia
variant	Hovhannes, Hovhannisian, Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Oganessian

Hovhannisyan or Hovannisyan ( ) is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Hovhannes", the Armenian equivalent of John, thus making it equivalent to Johnson. It is the most common surname in Armenia.

Variants of the name in Armenian and Western Armenian include Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Hovannisian, Hovhannisian, Ovanesyan, and Oganessian.

Notable people with the surname include:

Hovhannisyan

Armen Hovhannisyan (1994–2014), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army soldier
Art Hovhannisyan (born 1981), Armenian-American boxer
Artak Hovhannisyan (born 1993), Armenian sport wrestler
Artsrun Hovhannisyan (born 1980), press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
Ashot Hovhannisyan (1887–1972), Armenian politician
Azat Hovhannisyan (born 1988), Armenian boxer
Edgar Hovhannisyan (1930–1998), Armenian composer
Kamo Hovhannisyan (born 1992), Armenian footballer
Khoren Hovhannisyan (born 1955), Armenian football midfielder
Lilit Hovhannisyan (born 1987), Armenian singer
Lusine Hovhannisyan (born 1990), Armenian footballer
Robert Hovhannisyan (born 1991), Armenian chess Grandmaster
Sargis Hovhannisyan (born 1968), Armenian football defender
Vahan Hovhannisyan (1956–2014), Armenian politician and minister
Vardan Hovhannisyan, Armenian director and producer
Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (born 1981), Armenian sport wrestler
Zhora Hovhannisyan (born 1987), Armenian footballer

Hovanessian

Diana Der Hovanessian (1934–2018), Armenian American poet, translator and author
Vartan Hovanessian (1896–1982), Iranian Armenian architect

Hovannisian

Ashot Hovhannisian (1887–1972), Armenian Marxist historian, theorist and Communist official
Garin Hovannisian (born 1986), Armenian American writer, filmmaker, and producer
Larisa Hovannisian (born 1988), Armenian-American social entrepreneur and founder of Teach For Armenia
Raffi Hovannisian (born 1959), American-born Armenian politician, Foreign Minister of Armenia
Richard Hovannisian (1932–2023), Armenian American historian and professor emeritus

Ter-Ovanesyan

Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Soviet and Ukrainian former long jumper and coach, of Armenian descent

Real names

Grigor Ter-Hovhannisian (1854–1908), real name of Armenian writer known by the pseudonym Muratsan
Michael Hovhannisyan (1867–1933), Armenian writer known by the pseudonym Nar-Dos
Nikoghayos Ter-Hovhannisyan (1867–1914), Armenian fedayee from Karabakh known by his pseudonym Nikol Duman
Sargis Hovhannisian (1879–1919), Armenian revolutionary, statesman, and a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) party. He is widely regarded as the founder of the First Republic of Armenia
Zabel Hovhannessian, birth name of Ottoman Armenian writer Zabel Yesayan

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