What is "arakelyan"

Arakelyan , also transliterated as Arakelian, is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ararat Arakelyan (born 1984), Armenian footballer
• Babken Arakelyan (1912–2004), Armenian historian
• Eduard Arakelyan (born 1950), Armenian painter

• Artashes Arakelian (1909–1993), Armenian economist
• Hambardzum Arakelian (1865–1918), Armenian journalist, writer and activist