Arason Surname
Approximately 717 people bear this surname
Arason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 336 | 1:1,131 | 196 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Faroe Islands | 9 | 1:5,444 | 585 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Arason (53) may also be a first name.
Arason Demographics
Average Arason Salary in
United States
$49,288 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arason is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arason? popularity and diffusion
It is the 468,873rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,163,941 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Arason live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia. Arason is also the 1,366,219th most common first name on earth, held by 53 people.
Arason is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 1,131. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 57 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 12 percent live and Southern Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Iceland this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Arason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Arason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arason surname increased 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arason Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Arason last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Arason earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.26% more than the national average, earning 516,548 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.52% less than the national average, earning R 188,880 per year; in United States they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $49,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $44,446 CAD per year.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Arason
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