Arbelaiz Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Arbelaiz Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'slate rock'. In Basque arbela means 'slate', and haitz means 'rock'.

Arbelaiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3081:151,79211,199
Argentina2441:175,17814,686
France471:1,413,249138,595
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Arbeláiz (1) are calculated separately.

Arbelaiz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'slate rock'. In Basque arbela means 'slate', and haitz means 'rock'.

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Arbelaiz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arbelaiz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Arbelaiz occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Arbeláiz. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arbelaiz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arbelaiz is the 503,825th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Arbelaiz live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 151,792. In Spain it is mostly found in: Basque Country, where 94 percent are found, Navarre, where 6 percent are found and Catalonia, where 0 percent are found. Beside Spain it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 37 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arbeláiz961/
Arbelaitz9497/
Arbelai933/
Arbelaz932/
Arbelaez8821,580/
Arvelaiz88677/
Arbelais8899/
Arbeleaz884/
Arbolaiz882/
Arbeli86389/
Arbela86278/
Harbelaez821/
Arbeloa80908/
Arbelie80270/
Garbela80108/
Arbelez8083/
Arbeela8057/
Arbelay8054/
Arbeeli8024/
Harbeli8019/
Harbela8014/
Arbelia808/
Arvelai806/
Arbelae806/
Arvelaz803/
Arbelit802/
Arbilai801/
Arveliz801/
Arbeila801/
Arbelis801/
Arvelaez752,296/
Arbelaes75253/
Harbelas7530/
D'Arbela7515/
Harbelis7513/
Garbelya7512/
Arvelais759/
Arbealez755/
Arveláiz753/
Garbelis752/
Garbelia752/
Arbelias751/
Arvealiz751/
Garbelio751/
Garbelii751/
Arbaleaz751/
Arvelaíz751/
Arbeilio751/
Arvela71430/
Arbili71343/
Orbeli7189/
Arbila7144/
Arveli7131/
Arbitelli7131/
Arbely7113/
Arbele717/
Harbilicz712/
Harbelach711/
Arvelaezz711/
Orbela711/
Harbili67921/
Arvelli67292/
Arbaila67260/
Arbelet67186/
Arbilah67160/
Arvelay67132/
Garbely67125/
Aruelas6759/
Arbalis6755/
Garbila6748/
Arvella6745/
Arbiola6730/
Arbeely6721/
Harvela6718/
Arveeli679/
Arbaili675/
Orbelio674/
Garbili673/
Orbelas673/
Orbelia672/
Aarveli672/
Arbilio672/
Garbele672/
Arbealy671/
Arrvela671/
Harveli671/
Harbila671/
Arbalez671/
Arveela671/
Arbeled671/
Arbilat671/
Arvelia670/
Arbeler670/
Earbele670/
Harbele670/

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