Araya Surname
Approximately 325,735 people bear this surname
Araya Surname User-submission:
Araya is a Basque surname meaning 'beautiful valley'.
Araya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 114,586 | 1:154 | 14 |
| Eritrea | 59,790 | 1:79 | 18 |
| Ethiopia | 51,835 | 1:1,882 | 335 |
| Costa Rica | 49,569 | 1:96 | 12 |
| Japan | 21,194 | 1:6,032 | 926 |
| Argentina | 16,343 | 1:2,615 | 340 |
| United States | 3,080 | 1:117,681 | 12,670 |
| Philippines | 1,948 | 1:51,970 | 8,561 |
| Spain | 890 | 1:52,530 | 4,875 |
| Panama | 654 | 1:5,982 | 662 |
| Venezuela | 594 | 1:50,849 | 2,514 |
| Nicaragua | 401 | 1:15,015 | 864 |
| Sweden | 386 | 1:25,510 | 2,075 |
| Peru | 369 | 1:86,136 | 5,834 |
| Brazil | 367 | 1:583,309 | 21,779 |
| Canada | 356 | 1:103,499 | 11,194 |
| Thailand | 356 | 1:198,422 | 32,844 |
| Bolivia | 353 | 1:30,075 | 2,050 |
| India | 272 | 1:2,820,093 | 86,413 |
| Australia | 263 | 1:102,645 | 11,557 |
| Ecuador | 250 | 1:63,623 | 5,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Mexico | 148 | 1:838,691 | 11,929 |
| Honduras | 136 | 1:64,827 | 1,398 |
| Germany | 127 | 1:633,901 | 50,033 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| El Salvador | 110 | 1:57,672 | 1,338 |
| Uruguay | 79 | 1:43,440 | 4,931 |
| Norway | 77 | 1:66,783 | 9,424 |
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Guatemala | 53 | 1:303,447 | 4,519 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Paraguay | 43 | 1:168,296 | 3,336 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 1:355,014 | 2,904 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Araya (95,205) may also be a first name.
Araya Surname Meaning
Araya Demographics
Average Araya Salary in
United States
$45,955 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Araya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Araya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Araya (Arabic: آرايا, Hindi: आर्य, Marathi: आरया, Oriya: ଆରାୟା, Russian: Арайа) is more commonly found in Chile than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Araya? popularity and diffusion
Araya is the 1,688th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 22,373 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Araya are found; 41 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Araya is also the 10,648th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 95,205 people.
The last name is most frequent in Chile, where it is carried by 114,586 people, or 1 in 154. In Chile Araya is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 31 percent live, Coquimbo Region, where 21 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Chile this surname exists in 102 countries. It is also found in Eritrea, where 18 percent live and Ethiopia, where 16 percent live.
Araya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Araya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Araya last name expanded 308,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Araya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Araya last name are 38.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Araya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning 310,647 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,030 per year; in Colombia they earn 190.07% more than the national average, earning $65,853,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $43,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Araya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Araya in the Marathi language | ||
| आरया | araya | 54.55 |
| अरया | araya | 31.17 |
| एरया | eraya | 5.19 |
| नारायण | narayana | 3.9 |
| अराया | araya | 1.3 |
| आराया | araya | 1.3 |
| Araya in the Hindi language | ||
| आर्य | arya | 53.33 |
| आर्या | arya | 33.33 |
| आड़या | araya | 6.67 |
| अराय | araya | 6.67 |
| Araya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରାୟା | araya | 31.25 |
| ଏରାୟା | eraya | 31.25 |
| ଆରୟା | araya | 12.5 |
| ଆଯଯ୍ର୍ | ayayr | 6.25 |
| ଇରାୟା | iraya | 6.25 |
| ଆରିୟା | ariya | 6.25 |
| ଏେରୟା | eeraya | 6.25 |
| Araya in the Russian language | ||
| Арайа | araja | - |
| Araya in the Arabic language | ||
| آرايا | araya | - |
| ارايا | araya | - |
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Footnotes
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