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

The surname Aras (Arabic: يريص, Bengali: আরস, Georgian: არას, Hindi: आरस, Marathi: आरस, Oriya: ଆରସ, Russian: Арас) is most common in Turkey. It may also be rendered as: Araś or Aràs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 8,556^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 109,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Aras are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 49,273^rd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 13,747 people.

It is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 53,363 people, or 1 in 1,458. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Turkey Aras occurs in 96 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Aras Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Aras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Aras surname grew 9,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aras Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Aras surname are 11.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.86% registered with the political 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.