Areaya Surname

74,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Areaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Areaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,6001:14,7802,065
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Areaya (23,585) may also be a first name.

Areaya Last Name Facts

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

Areaya is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Areaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,326th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,102,003 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Areaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 33,437th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 23,585 people.

The surname Areaya is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,600 people, or 1 in 14,780. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Areaya Last Name Statistics demography

Areaya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Airejaya863/
Arueya83121/
Areeya8354/
Areaea834/
Araeya833/
Oreaya833/
Areaia831/
Arieya831/
Areayo831/
Areaja831/
Aryeya831/
Areeyah7719/
Arajiya7712/
Arjayya774/
Aareeya773/
Arreeya772/
Arieayo772/
Gareeya771/
Aeraeya771/
Aroyaya771/
Araieya771/
Arreaja771/
Aureeya771/
Harajiya712/
Haraiyya712/
Gareheya711/
Ariejaja711/
Aarajuya711/
Arieas6744/
Areeja6730/
Arieja6721/
Araeyo673/
Awerijaya673/
Gairaiyya672/
Areajo672/
Ereaja671/
Gargajiya671/
Ireayo671/
Areeia671/
Airayajad671/
Harajiyas671/
Oraeya671/
Areyouyap671/
Arieau671/
Araeat671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Areaya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis