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
Average Ahrens Salary in
United States
$46,678 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ahrens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahrens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ahrens is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ahrens.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahrens? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,197th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 145,416 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Ahrens are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ahrens is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 30,951 people, or 1 in 2,601. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 68 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahrens last name 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 adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ahrens surname are 18.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.66% being registered to vote for 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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