View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Arais Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Arais (Arabic: عرايس, Hindi: अरईस, Marathi: अरईस, Oriya: ଆରାଇ) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arais? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Arais is the 215,704^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,827,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Arais live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 296,432^nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 767 people.

The last name Arais is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 847 people, or 1 in 119,526. In The Philippines Arais is most common in: Central Visayas, where 26 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 17 percent live and Davao Region, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent live and Jordan, where 10 percent live.

Arais Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Arais has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arais Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Arais last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Arais are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Arais earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $36,975 USD per year.