Ahrens Surname
Approximately 50,115 people bear this surname
Ahrens Surname Definition:
Genit. of Ahrent (with dropped -t-)
Ahrens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 30,951 | 1:2,601 | 253 |
| United States | 15,089 | 1:24,021 | 3,029 |
| Australia | 861 | 1:31,354 | 4,168 |
| Canada | 523 | 1:70,450 | 8,062 |
| South Africa | 385 | 1:140,721 | 16,192 |
| Portugal | 274 | 1:38,023 | 2,283 |
| Paraguay | 227 | 1:31,880 | 1,071 |
| Netherlands | 204 | 1:82,780 | 13,829 |
| Denmark | 188 | 1:30,025 | 3,104 |
| England | 173 | 1:322,070 | 23,948 |
| Brazil | 160 | 1:1,337,965 | 45,535 |
| Argentina | 137 | 1:311,996 | 24,829 |
| Sweden | 117 | 1:84,160 | 6,209 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Chile | 84 | 1:209,720 | 6,593 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| Austria | 60 | 1:141,924 | 19,117 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Costa Rica | 25 | 1:191,203 | 2,498 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,848 | 1:27,175 | 3,333 |
Ahrens (49) may also be a first name.
Ahrens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Genit. of Ahrent (with dropped -t-)
(Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the eagle.
Ahrens Demographics
Ahrens Political Affiliation
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Ahrens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahrens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ahrens is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahrens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,197th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 145,416 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Ahrens live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 49 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 30,951 people, or 1 in 2,601. In Germany Ahrens is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Ahrens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ahrens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ahrens surname expanded 817 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ahrens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ahrens last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ahrens surname are 18.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.66% registered with the political party.
The amount Ahrens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.84% more than the national average, earning 504,735 kr per year; in Peru they earn 192.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,732 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.59% more than the national average, earning R 324,588 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $55,840 CAD per year.
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Ahrens 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
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