Aaron Surname

8,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Aaron Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Lofty. [Hebrew Aharón].

Aaron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,7491:17,4692,211
Nigeria18,6451:9,5011,040
Malawi4,8101:3,559474
Chad4,4291:3,069523
Rwanda3,4111:3,332821
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Iran1,1881:64,6326,851
South Africa1,1801:45,9135,863
Tanzania1,0391:50,9545,659
Zimbabwe1,0211:15,1212,126
England1,0131:55,0036,682
Philippines1,0111:100,13717,478
Botswana7891:2,772344
Papua New Guinea6461:12,6221,176
Guyana5921:1,288210
Colombia5491:87,0203,378
Canada4461:82,6139,203
Liberia3881:11,3621,237
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Australia3361:80,3449,348
Kenya3351:137,85011,224
Trinidad and Tobago2911:4,687765
France2871:231,43835,907
Mexico2661:466,6408,631
India2651:2,894,58687,884
Fiji1891:4,732899
Dominica1691:449111
Afghanistan1231:261,4084,359
Suriname1211:4,567989
Antigua and Barbuda1031:963164
Venezuela991:305,0926,989
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Benin941:109,95312,317
China881:15,537,745908
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Greece501:221,59634,567
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Wales461:67,2725,910
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
United States Virgin Islands361:3,066520
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Namibia211:114,7339,093
Romania211:956,08952,327
Marshall Islands201:2,591585
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Northern Mariana Islands191:2,873305
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Barbados151:19,1631,043
Norway141:367,30634,015
Israel121:713,13647,700
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Samoa91:21,534479
Finland81:687,08836,047
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Panama61:652,04310,051
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Montserrat41:1,237187
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:61,0917,127
Wales581:27,0421,534
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7471:28,7463,508

The alternate forms: Aarón (18) & Aáron (1) are calculated separately.

Aaron (901,207) may also be a first name.

Aaron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Lofty. [Hebrew Aharón].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Mountain of Strength” in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Aaron (lofty mountain).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) The following are common derivatives of this name: Agron, Agronsky, Aren, Arkin, Arkush, Orlik, Orun.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

A common Jewish surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Hebrew.) Signifies a mountaineer, or mount of strength.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Aaron Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aaron Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aaron (Arabic: اعرون, Georgian: აარონ, Hindi: ऐरन, Marathi: आरोन, Russian: Аарон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Aarón or Aáron. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aaron? popularity and diffusion

Aaron is the 8,413th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 107,646 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Aaron live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,028th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 901,207 people.

The surname Aaron is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 20,749 people, or 1 in 17,469. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 137 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.

Aaron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aaron has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Aaron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Protestant (25%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Aaron surname are 13.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aaron earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning R 228,960 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $20,647,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $40,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.32% more than the national average, earning $62,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aarón9318/
Aáron931/
Aharon915,145/
A'Aron91120/
Aaroen9157/
Aaroon9143/
Aaroun9142/
Aarone9133/
Aarron9132/
Aaront9120/
Haaron917/
Aaronn915/
Aargon914/
Aarhon913/
Aarond913/
Aaromn911/
Aairon911/
Aaronh911/
Aaaron910/
Aron8950,277/
Haaroon8321/
Aarosin8317/
Aharoun839/
A'Arron833/
Aaharon832/
Aasroon831/
Aharonn831/
Aharron830/
Haron8034,841/
Arone8017,831/
Arong8010,943/
Garon807,758/
Arron802,079/
Aroun801,311/
Aroen80992/
Argon80940/
Ahron80864/
Aroon80798/
Auron80703/
Aeron80676/
Arzon80397/
Airon80333/
Aaran80191/
Earon80123/
Aarun80109/
Atron80102/
Asron8096/
Ayron8086/
Ajron8067/
Arond8057/
Arhon8037/
Aront8027/
Aarom8017/
Aroin8015/
Aarão8015/
Arotn807/
Aronn805/
Aruon804/
Aronh803/
Arohn802/
Aarún802/
Aronk801/
Aaronova7714/
Haarroon774/
Aharoune771/
Aharroun771/
Aaronová771/
Aharzoun771/
Haroun73172,969/
Haroon73130,573/
Arrone736,831/
Atroun735,062/
Garron733,483/
Harron732,670/
Hearon732,372/
Gauron73998/
Aronne73925/
Arotin73726/
Hairon73644/
Haroen73411/
Arhoun73293/
Harong73290/
Gargon73256/
Hatron73237/
Aarand73227/
Airone73222/
Aharun73202/
Attron73150/
Hauron73137/
Arrong73118/
Asroun73106/
Ağaran7395/
Asroin7393/
Argoon7393/
Around7384/
Gayron7383/
Garoon7377/
Harzon7374/
Arzoon7366/
Athron7362/
Haarun7358/
Aarant7349/
Arroun7348/
Aarane7340/
Aairan7340/
Arosen7338/
Aroung7336/
Haruon7335/
Aroune7334/
Harone7330/
Arzoin7320/
Aroinh7318/
Hajron7318/
Arosin7317/
Hasron7316/
Hayron7314/
Aharan7314/
Ayrone7314/
Atroon7314/
Aarune7313/
Atrong7313/
Aarang7311/
Garohn7311/
Haronn7310/
Arosén7310/
Earron739/
Haaran739/
Arroon739/
Aaraan739/
Airong738/
Haeron737/
Arzoun736/
Aairun735/
Haroin735/
Argoin735/
Aarhan735/
Arrgon734/
Aroone734/
Autron734/
Ahroun734/
Aaruin733/
Aayran733/
Garoin733/
Ajroin733/
Harond733/
Argoun733/
Arhong733/
Airoon732/
Aargan732/
Harhon732/
Haromn732/
Gaaran732/
Aroine732/
Asrone732/
Garoun732/
Aarran732/
Gairon732/
Auroin732/
Arhone731/
Harohn731/
Harosn731/
Aahran731/
Aajrun731/
Aarank731/
Arohne731/
Arzhon731/
Atrron731/
Asroon731/
Auronn731/
Auroon731/
Haront731/
Aruong731/
Garonn731/
Aroenh731/
Aroing731/
Arongq731/
Aroond731/
Arocen731/
Arronn731/
Ayroun731/
Garãon731/
Arrond731/
Asrong731/
Aronnh731/
Haarom731/
Airron730/
Arondt730/
Aitron730/
Aerron730/
Eatron730/
Arun6726,593/
Aran6718,344/
Haroune6713,581/
Arão673,979/
Eron673,086/
Oron672,733/
Arom672,635/
Aronova672,327/
Harroun671,513/
Haaruun671,050/
Hearron67573/
Atroune67516/
Harzoun67380/
Aronová67212/
Áron67166/
Asrotin6765/
Atronne6762/
Arrotin6755/
Arroond6751/
Arán6748/
Aasrand6736/
Aharran6728/
Harroon6723/
Hasroon6722/
Haharan6721/
Aroutin6720/
Hairong6718/
Haajran6718/
Hasroun6716/
Harotin6714/
Harroin6710/
Arón679/
Arroune679/
Aronque678/
Aroń678/
Hathron677/
Hairoun677/
Hajroon676/
Airoung676/
Harrong676/
Arhoune676/
Haarane675/
Harosen674/
Haroing674/
Harounn674/
Garroun674/
Gaairan673/
Hairron673/
Earonne672/
Harronn672/
Haerron672/
Haroine672/
Haroonh672/
Haeroun672/
Hharoun672/
Haronne672/
D'Ayron671/
Eathron671/
Haroohn671/
Haroonn671/
Haaroom671/
Haharun671/
Aarrand671/
Aarrant671/
Aharane671/
Arootin671/
Atruong671/
Athrong671/
Harrone671/
Aarroum671/
Atrount671/
Hharoon671/
Hatroun671/
Harruon671/
Harzoon671/
Gauroun671/
Haaraan671/
Ahroune671/
Aittron671/
Aatrane671/
Aaarane671/
D'Arone671/
Aràn671/
Aròn671/
Arün671/
Arhosen671/
Arroyne671/
Arousne671/
Haroone671/
Atrhone671/
Hairone671/
Gargoun671/
Asroune671/
Airehon671/
Aitrong671/
Aijroen671/
Arrosin671/
Haronnt671/
Haroonq671/
Haironn671/
Hairoon671/
Hearong671/
Gauroin670/
Haytron670/
Harrond670/
Haargan670/
Gaurron670/

Aaron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aaron in the Georgian language
აარონaaron-
Aaron in the Hindi language
ऐरनairana50
एरोनerona50
Aaron in the Marathi language
आरोनarona48.45
अॅरोनaerona5.15
एरॉनerona5.15
अरोनarona5.15
ऑरोनorona4.12
ऍरोनerona4.12
एरोनerona2.06
अरनarana2.06
रोनाrona2.06
अँरोनamrona2.06
अहरोनaharona2.06
रॉनrona2.06
ऐरोनairona2.06
ऍरॉनerona2.06
शारोनsarona1.03
आरॉनarona1.03
नरोनाnarona1.03
अॅरॉनaerona1.03
आरुनaruna1.03
अेरॉनaerona1.03
ऐरॉनairona1.03
अरेनarena1.03
नरोन्naron1.03
Aaron in the Russian language
Ааронaaron-
Aaron in the Arabic language
اعرونarwn-
عارونarwn-
آرونarwn-
ارونarwn-
هرونhrwn-

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