Aras Surname
Approximately 66,484 people bear this surname
Aras Surname User-submission:
The Aras is a river in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. It drains the south side of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains and then joins the Kura River which drains the north side of those mountains. Its total length is 1,072 kilometres.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 53,363 | 1:1,458 | 211 |
| Indonesia | 3,962 | 1:33,379 | 3,922 |
| Philippines | 1,593 | 1:63,552 | 10,793 |
| India | 1,310 | 1:585,546 | 28,420 |
| Iran | 911 | 1:84,284 | 8,527 |
| France | 633 | 1:104,933 | 15,504 |
| Germany | 626 | 1:128,603 | 15,672 |
| United States | 396 | 1:915,300 | 68,789 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Malaysia | 276 | 1:106,863 | 7,222 |
| Iraq | 272 | 1:128,756 | 3,545 |
| Algeria | 266 | 1:145,231 | 19,270 |
| Djibouti | 225 | 1:4,066 | 333 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Spain | 178 | 1:262,652 | 16,524 |
| Belgium | 173 | 1:66,455 | 10,647 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| Netherlands | 141 | 1:119,767 | 18,833 |
| Croatia | 121 | 1:34,947 | 7,147 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Northern Cyprus | 110 | 1:2,900 | 418 |
| Sweden | 93 | 1:105,879 | 7,628 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Mexico | 68 | 1:1,825,385 | 17,952 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Poland | 54 | 1:703,866 | 59,770 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Lithuania | 27 | 1:112,392 | 13,972 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | 1:804,094 | 13,104 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Araś (63) & Aràs (1) are calculated separately.
Aras (13,747) may also be a first name.
Aras Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Aras is a river in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. It drains the south side of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains and then joins the Kura River which drains the north side of those mountains. Its total length is 1,072 kilometres. Given its length and a basin that covers an area of 102,000 square kilometres, it is one of the largest rivers of the Caucasus.
- aras74Aras Demographics
Average Male Aras Height
175.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Aras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aras (Arabic: يريص, Bengali: আরস, Georgian: არას, Hindi: आरस, Marathi: आरस, Oriya: ଆରସ, Russian: Арас) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Araś or Aràs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aras? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,556th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 109,614 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Aras live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 49,273rd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 13,747 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 53,363 people, or 1 in 1,458. In Turkey Aras is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 96 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Aras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Aras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Aras last name expanded 9,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Aras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Aras surname are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% being registered with the party.
The amount Aras earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning R 246,984 per year; in United States they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $44,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.94% less than the national average, earning $31,829 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aras in the Georgian language | ||
| არას | aras | - |
| Aras in the Bengali language | ||
| আরস | arasa | - |
| Aras in the Marathi language | ||
| आरस | arasa | 85.08 |
| अरस | arasa | 7.91 |
| आरास | arasa | 4.41 |
| अरास | arasa | 2.28 |
| Aras in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରସ | arasa | 62.5 |
| ଅରସ | arasa | 18.75 |
| ଆରାସ | arasa | 12.5 |
| ଆରସ୍ | aras | 6.25 |
| Aras in the Hindi language | ||
| आरस | arasa | 52 |
| अरस | arasa | 38.4 |
| आरास | arasa | 7.2 |
| अरास | arasa | 0.8 |
| ्ारस | arasa | 0.8 |
| आरस् | aras | 0.8 |
| Aras in the Russian language | ||
| Арас | aras | - |
| Aras in the Arabic language | ||
| يريص | yrys | - |
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