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Question: Origin of Sarukhán!?
What is the origin of this lastname!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Sarukhan is a town in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia!.

It is also the name of the Mexican Ambassador to the USA:
Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 27-FEB-07
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
WASHINGTON, Feb!. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico's new Ambassador to the United States, presented his credentials to President George W!. Bush this morning, thus becoming formally accredited as Mexican Ambassador to the White House!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It sounds to me like it is Hispanic!. I am not really too sure--you can go on Google and try to find something about it!. However, several places on the Internet have Surname databases to show you where the name might have come from!. I did a check in the Hispanic Surname Registry and I did not find anything on the name!.

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Looks to be Caucasian, meaning Georgian, Armenian, could be from Azerbaijan or Turkey, maybe Iran, possibly Iraq or SyriaWww@QuestionHome@Com