Arciniega Surname
Approximately 20,142 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 14,095 | 1:8,806 | 956 |
| United States | 2,537 | 1:142,869 | 14,811 |
| Ecuador | 1,972 | 1:8,066 | 1,296 |
| Spain | 346 | 1:135,121 | 10,216 |
| Dominican Republic | 331 | 1:31,519 | 1,835 |
| Colombia | 314 | 1:152,147 | 4,383 |
| Peru | 271 | 1:117,285 | 6,951 |
| Venezuela | 159 | 1:189,963 | 5,298 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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.
Arciniega Demographics
Average Arciniega Salary in
United States
$38,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arciniega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arciniega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arciniega is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Arciniéga. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arciniega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arciniega is the 26,682nd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 361,808 people. Arciniega is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Arciniega are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
This surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 14,095 people, or 1 in 8,806. In Mexico Arciniega is most frequent in: Jalisco, where 13 percent reside, México, where 12 percent reside and Mexico City, where 11 percent reside. Barring Mexico Arciniega is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Ecuador, where 10 percent reside.
Arciniega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Arciniega has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Arciniega surname expanded 126,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arciniega Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Arciniega last name are 41.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.05% 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arciniéga | 96 | 1 | / |
| Arciniegas | 95 | 20,682 | / |
| Arciniegaz | 95 | 11 | / |
| Arcieniega | 95 | 11 | / |
| Archiniega | 95 | 10 | / |
| Arcisniega | 95 | 3 | / |
| Arsciniega | 95 | 1 | / |
| Arcinienga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Arcingiega | 95 | 1 | / |
| Aarciniega | 95 | 1 | / |
| Arcinega | 94 | 45 | / |
| Arciniga | 94 | 7 | / |
| Arcieniegas | 90 | 20 | / |
| Arcinieggas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Airciniegas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Arcienega | 89 | 1,817 | / |
| Arsiniega | 89 | 156 | / |
| Arceniega | 89 | 29 | / |
| Arcinegas | 89 | 26 | / |
| Arziniega | 89 | 24 | / |
| Arcineaga | 89 | 12 | / |
| Arcinigas | 89 | 7 | / |
| Arciniego | 89 | 6 | / |
| Arcineiga | 89 | 4 | / |
| Arginiega | 89 | 3 | / |
| Arciniege | 89 | 1 | / |
| Arcinigea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Arcieniesgas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arsiniegas | 84 | 83 | / |
| Garciniego | 84 | 31 | / |
| Artziniega | 84 | 6 | / |
| Arceniegas | 84 | 5 | / |
| Arginiegas | 84 | 5 | / |
| Arcienegas | 84 | 5 | / |
| Arcineigas | 84 | 3 | / |
| Arciniégas | 84 | 3 | / |
| Arcineagas | 84 | 2 | / |
| Arciniegos | 84 | 2 | / |
| Arcinieges | 84 | 1 | / |
| Arziniegas | 84 | 1 | / |
| Arceniga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Arciñega | 82 | 1 | / |
| Arsiniga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Arseniega | 78 | 7 | / |
| Arsineaga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Arzeniega | 78 | 2 | / |
| Arsinigas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Arsienega | 78 | 1 | / |
| Garcinego | 78 | 1 | / |
| Arcenegas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Arceneaga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Garceniego | 74 | 341 | / |
| Arquiniego | 74 | 13 | / |
| Artzeniega | 74 | 9 | / |
| Arcenego | 71 | 72 | / |
| Arcenigo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arcênego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arsenega | 71 | 0 | / |
| Arcenegui | 67 | 314 | / |
| Arcenigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcenigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcenego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arsenicga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arsineago | 67 | 0 | / |
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