Aires Surname
Approximately 73,725 people bear this surname
Aires Surname User-submission:
This surname is of Germanic origin, meaning 'air', 'prince', or 'sir'. It can be of English origin, from the word aier meaning 'heir'. It could have evolved from the name Aier, which means 'army'.
Aires Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 49,530 | 1:4,322 | 339 |
| Angola | 8,676 | 1:3,111 | 484 |
| Mozambique | 6,180 | 1:4,411 | 1,010 |
| Portugal | 5,926 | 1:1,758 | 262 |
| Spain | 785 | 1:59,557 | 5,426 |
| Argentina | 714 | 1:59,865 | 5,098 |
| France | 463 | 1:143,462 | 22,124 |
| Uruguay | 335 | 1:10,244 | 1,151 |
| United States | 323 | 1:1,122,164 | 80,931 |
| Italy | 258 | 1:237,041 | 32,425 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Venezuela | 56 | 1:539,359 | 10,010 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Cape Verde | 24 | 1:22,068 | 833 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Colombia | 16 | 1:2,985,880 | 14,490 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
The alternate forms: Ãires (1), Aíres (1) & Aírês (1) are calculated separately.
Aires (29,218) may also be a first name.
Aires Surname Meaning
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This surname is of Germanic origin, meaning 'air', 'prince', or 'sir'. It can be of English origin, from the word aier meaning 'heir'. It could have evolved from the name Aier, which means 'army'.
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Where Does The Last Name Aires Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aires (Arabic: إيرس, Hindi: आइरेस, Russian: Аирес) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ãires, Aíres or Aírês. Click here for further possible spellings of Aires.
How Common Is The Last Name Aires? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,702nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 98,848 people. The surname Aires is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Aires are found; 69 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 28,466th most common given name globally, held by 29,218 people.
It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 49,530 people, or 1 in 4,322. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 12 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Maranhão, where 10 percent live. Outside of Brazil Aires exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 12 percent live and Mozambique, where 8 percent live.
Aires Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Aires has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aires surname grew 278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Aires Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Aires surname are 37.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.57% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Aires earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 184.76% more than the national average, earning R 676,692 per year; in United States they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $48,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $55,821 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aires Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aires in the Hindi language | ||
| आइरेस | a'iresa | - |
| Aires in the Russian language | ||
| Аирес | aires | - |
| Aires in the Arabic language | ||
| إيرس | ayrs | - |
| أيريس | ayrys | - |
| لايرس | layrs | - |
| ايرس | ayrs | - |
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Aires Reference & Research
Ayers-Ayres DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ayers-Ayres 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
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- 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 Aires
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