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Karapetyan Surname Meaning

Armenian: patronymic from the eastern Armenian personal name Karapet from the classical Armenian name Karaped meaning ‘leader guide’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1983 and 2004, in the United States, Karapetyan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Karapetyan in 1983 was 68, and 76 in 2004.

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