Arciniega Surname

26,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Arciniega Surname Definition:

I believe that this may be a dialectical variation from the north of Spain of the word "arcén" meaning fortification.

Basque name from Amurro (Álava) that later spread to Castile and Valencia.

Arciniega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico14,0951:8,806956
United States2,5371:142,86914,811
Ecuador1,9721:8,0661,296
Spain3461:135,12110,216
Dominican Republic3311:31,5191,835
Colombia3141:152,1474,383
Peru2711:117,2856,951
Venezuela1591:189,9635,298
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
England161:3,482,379114,324
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Panama61:652,04310,051
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

Arciniega Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I believe that this may be a dialectical variation from the north of Spain of the word "arcén" meaning fortification.

Basque name from Amurro (Álava) that later spread to Castile and Valencia.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Arciniega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arciniega is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Arciniéga. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arciniega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,682nd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 361,808 people. The surname Arciniega occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Arciniega live; 83 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 14,095 people, or 1 in 8,806. In Mexico Arciniega is most frequent in: Jalisco, where 13 percent live, México, where 12 percent live and Mexico City, where 11 percent live. Not including Mexico this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Ecuador, where 10 percent live.

Arciniega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arciniega has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arciniega surname increased 126,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arciniega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arciniega last name are 41.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arciniega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 179.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $21,162,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning $38,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.78% more than the national average, earning $63,983 CAD per year.

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