Ahrends Surname

289,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ahrends Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahrends Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6671:120,69814,772
South Africa4261:127,17814,944
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Denmark521:108,55210,139
England101:5,571,806158,774
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Ahrends Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahrends is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ahrends.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahrends? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 289,091st most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Ahrends reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 667 people, or 1 in 120,698. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 59 percent are found, Berlin, where 9 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Ahrends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ahrends has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 226 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ahrends Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ahrends surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ahrends earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.68% less than the national average, earning R 188,496 per year and in United States they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning $37,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahrendse93187/
Ahrendts93133/
Arends9225,180/
Ahrnds921/
Arendse8625,635/
Arendsz86197/
Arendts86191/
Harends8625/
Ahrents8614/
Aarends868/
Arrends865/
Arendss861/
Ehrends861/
Aerends861/
Herends861/
Ahrndts860/
Arnds83266/
Arendtsz8064/
Arrendse802/
Arendtse802/
Harendts801/
Harendse801/
Aarendse801/
Ahrendtz801/
Arents771,163/
Arndts77415/
Arendz77182/
Erends77119/
Hernds7712/
Aernds7712/
Arinds779/
Ahrenc776/
Ahrenz774/
Arndse773/
Arndst771/
Orends770/
Gorends7150/
Errends7121/
Arentse7113/
Aerents7112/
Ahrentz719/
Aarents717/
Garents715/
Harents713/
Arendtz711/
Arrents711/
Harendz711/
Arenz674,434/
Arnts67634/
Arenc679/
Arndz671/
Aarrents671/

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Ahrends Reference & Research

Ahrens DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ahrens FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahrends
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis