Araujo Surname
Approximately 1,226,705 people bear this surname
Araujo Surname Definition:
Of French origin. Name of village near Orense. Of unknown etymology.
A Gailician name from a place of San Martín de Loleos near Portugal. Its founder is Vasco Rodriguez de Araujo.
Read More About This SurnameAraujo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 975,453 | 1:219 | 33 |
| Venezuela | 58,160 | 1:519 | 95 |
| Mexico | 44,485 | 1:2,790 | 399 |
| Peru | 24,615 | 1:1,291 | 199 |
| Argentina | 20,960 | 1:2,039 | 262 |
| Colombia | 19,810 | 1:2,412 | 452 |
| United States | 13,892 | 1:26,091 | 3,282 |
| Paraguay | 12,394 | 1:584 | 151 |
| Spain | 10,653 | 1:4,389 | 547 |
| Dominican Republic | 9,259 | 1:1,127 | 187 |
| Ecuador | 8,194 | 1:1,941 | 341 |
| Uruguay | 6,041 | 1:568 | 64 |
| El Salvador | 4,023 | 1:1,577 | 287 |
| France | 3,177 | 1:20,907 | 2,428 |
| Cuba | 3,131 | 1:3,680 | 474 |
| Indonesia | 2,519 | 1:52,501 | 5,846 |
| Angola | 1,972 | 1:13,686 | 1,647 |
| Honduras | 1,592 | 1:5,538 | 513 |
| Canada | 1,171 | 1:31,465 | 4,095 |
| India | 746 | 1:1,028,238 | 43,063 |
| Bolivia | 674 | 1:15,751 | 1,461 |
| Philippines | 577 | 1:175,456 | 28,385 |
| Panama | 477 | 1:8,202 | 809 |
| Chile | 402 | 1:43,822 | 2,089 |
| England | 288 | 1:193,465 | 17,079 |
| Thailand | 280 | 1:252,280 | 42,869 |
| South Africa | 280 | 1:193,492 | 20,922 |
| Suriname | 198 | 1:2,791 | 440 |
| Australia | 177 | 1:152,518 | 16,101 |
| Switzerland | 145 | 1:56,641 | 7,220 |
| Costa Rica | 127 | 1:37,638 | 983 |
| Nicaragua | 104 | 1:57,895 | 1,506 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 96 | 1:1,848 | 226 |
| Belgium | 85 | 1:135,255 | 19,444 |
| Guatemala | 68 | 1:236,510 | 4,065 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Andorra | 56 | 1:1,497 | 260 |
| Cape Verde | 55 | 1:9,630 | 349 |
| Iceland | 42 | 1:9,050 | 891 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 33 | 1:41,333 | 3,849 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Araújo (199,942), Araùjo (5), Àraujo (2) & Aráujo (1) are calculated separately.
Araujo (4,065) may also be a first name.
Araujo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of French origin. Name of village near Orense. Of unknown etymology.
A Gailician name from a place of San Martín de Loleos near Portugal. Its founder is Vasco Rodriguez de Araujo.
User-submitted Reference
A Portuguese and Galician toponymic, from the Castle of Araujo in Galicia.
- mfariacastroA common Portuguese surname.
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Araujo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Araujo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Araujo (Marathi: अरौजो) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Araújo, Araùjo, Àraujo or Aráujo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Araujo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 420th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,941 people. Araujo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Araujo live; 92 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America. Araujo is also the 109,269th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 4,065 people.
It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 975,453 people, or 1 in 219. In Brazil Araujo is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 15 percent reside, Bahia, where 11 percent reside and Ceará, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 5 percent reside and Mexico, where 4 percent reside.
Araujo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Araujo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Araujo last name expanded 86,825 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Araujo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Araujo last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Araujo last name are 42.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.9% registered with the party.
The amount Araujo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.36% less than the national average, earning €9,201 per year; in Norway they earn 41.54% less than the national average, earning 202,315 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,490 per year; in South Africa they earn 139.06% more than the national average, earning R 568,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning $18,783,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $39,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $52,471 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Araujo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Araujo in the Marathi language | ||
| अरौजो | araujo | 28.57 |
| अराऊजो | ara'ujo | 20.41 |
| आराऊजो | ara'ujo | 10.2 |
| अरोजो | arojo | 8.16 |
| अरावजो | aravajo | 4.08 |
| अरजो | arajo | 4.08 |
| अरायुजो | arayujo | 4.08 |
| अरउजा | ara'uja | 4.08 |
| अराऊज | ara'uja | 4.08 |
| अरुजो | arujo | 4.08 |
| अराउजो | ara'ujo | 4.08 |
| आरोजो | arojo | 4.08 |
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