Arana Surname
Approximately 104,670 people bear this surname
Arana Surname Definition:
Found in Vizcaya, Álava, and La Rioja. Name of villages near Bilbao and Vitoria. Of Basque origin, means valley.
This word signifies trick or deceit and is of uncertain origin, but may come from Quechua.
Basque name that means "el de la encañada," the one from the ravine.
Read More About This SurnameArana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 23,588 | 1:5,262 | 660 |
| Peru | 15,597 | 1:2,038 | 350 |
| Guatemala | 10,912 | 1:1,474 | 260 |
| United States | 8,423 | 1:43,032 | 5,276 |
| Spain | 7,597 | 1:6,154 | 770 |
| Ecuador | 6,302 | 1:2,524 | 450 |
| Venezuela | 4,913 | 1:6,148 | 720 |
| Colombia | 4,818 | 1:9,916 | 1,051 |
| Argentina | 4,099 | 1:10,428 | 985 |
| El Salvador | 3,294 | 1:1,926 | 331 |
| Nicaragua | 3,174 | 1:1,897 | 323 |
| Bolivia | 2,830 | 1:3,751 | 580 |
| Philippines | 2,307 | 1:43,883 | 7,027 |
| Costa Rica | 1,129 | 1:4,234 | 371 |
| Brazil | 750 | 1:285,432 | 10,994 |
| Belize | 614 | 1:579 | 113 |
| Paraguay | 611 | 1:11,844 | 617 |
| Honduras | 558 | 1:15,800 | 766 |
| Chile | 437 | 1:40,312 | 1,976 |
| Cuba | 351 | 1:32,828 | 1,632 |
| Nepal | 329 | 1:86,568 | 1,959 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 233 | 1:3,292,126 | 95,646 |
| Panama | 158 | 1:24,761 | 1,541 |
| France | 149 | 1:445,790 | 64,161 |
| Uruguay | 129 | 1:26,603 | 3,085 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Iran | 101 | 1:760,223 | 38,762 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Puerto Rico | 53 | 1:66,984 | 1,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
The alternate forms: Araña (7,175), Aranã (1), Ärana (1) & Araňa (1) are calculated separately.
Arana (2,516) may also be a first name.
Arana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Vizcaya, Álava, and La Rioja. Name of villages near Bilbao and Vitoria. Of Basque origin, means valley.
This word signifies trick or deceit and is of uncertain origin, but may come from Quechua.
Basque name that means "el de la encañada," the one from the ravine.
Arana Demographics
Average Arana Salary in
United States
$40,837 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arana (Arabic: عراني, Bengali: অরনা, Georgian: არანა, Hindi: अरना, Marathi: अराना, Oriya: ଅରଣା, Russian: Арана) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Araña, Aranã, Ärana or Araňa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arana is the 5,412th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,624 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Arana are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 24 percent are found in Andean South America. Arana is also the 147,094th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 2,516 people.
This surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 23,588 people, or 1 in 5,262. In Mexico Arana is mostly concentrated in: México, where 23 percent live, Jalisco, where 23 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Not including Mexico Arana occurs in 98 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 15 percent live and Guatemala, where 10 percent live.
Arana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Arana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arana surname expanded 20,544 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Arana last name are 41.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.12% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Arana earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning €26,879 per year; in Peru they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,794 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $24,191,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $47,899 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arana in the Georgian language | ||
| არანა | arana | - |
| Arana in the Bengali language | ||
| অরনা | arana | - |
| Arana in the Marathi language | ||
| अराना | arana | 53.85 |
| अरणा | arana | 12.43 |
| आरना | arana | 7.1 |
| एरणा | erana | 6.51 |
| अराणा | arana | 5.92 |
| आराणा | arana | 3.55 |
| आरणा | arana | 1.78 |
| अरुणा | aruna | 1.78 |
| अराजा | araja | 1.18 |
| आराना | arana | 1.18 |
| एरना | erana | 1.18 |
| इारणा | iarana | 0.59 |
| Arana in the Hindi language | ||
| अरना | arana | 39.62 |
| अराना | arana | 24.53 |
| अरणा | arana | 13.21 |
| आराना | arana | 9.43 |
| ारना | arana | 3.77 |
| ारण | arana | 3.77 |
| अराणा | arana | 3.77 |
| अरण | arana | 1.89 |
| Arana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅରଣା | arana | 38.24 |
| ଆରନା | arana | 20.59 |
| ଅରନା | arana | 11.76 |
| ଅରୁଣ | aruna | 5.88 |
| ଆରଣ | arana | 5.88 |
| ଅନନ୍ପୁର୍ା | ananpura | 2.94 |
| ଆରାଣା | arana | 2.94 |
| ଅରାନା | arana | 2.94 |
| ଆର | ara | 2.94 |
| ଅନନ୍ପୂର୍ା | ananpura | 2.94 |
| ଏେରନା | eerana | 2.94 |
| Arana in the Russian language | ||
| Арана | arana | - |
| Arana in the Arabic language | ||
| عراني | rany | - |
| اريفانا | aryfana | - |
| ارانا | arana | - |
| ارنا | arna | - |
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