Areces Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Areces Surname User-submission:

The surname originates from Spain; is Asturias; in a hamlet by the same name that can be found in 14th century records. The hamlet is located in Las Rueglas between the city Pravia and Oviedo. The family spread along the river Nalon to include Grado and other hamlets in the area.

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Areces Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6531:71,5966,321
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Cuba601:192,0454,162
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
France131:5,109,440259,941
Panama101:391,2268,067
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Areces Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname originates from Spain; is Asturias; in a hamlet by the same name that can be found in 14th century records. The hamlet is located in Las Rueglas between the city Pravia and Oviedo. The family spread along the river Nalon to include Grado and other hamlets in the area.

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Areces Last Name Facts

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

The surname Areces is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Areces? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 379,929th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. The last name Areces occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Areces are found; 70 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Areces is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 71,596. In Spain it is mostly found in: Asturias, where 76 percent reside, Madrid, where 16 percent reside and Catalonia, where 3 percent reside. Other than Spain it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Areces Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Areces last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Areces earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $39,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arreces9282/
Gareces922/
Arece9127/
Areche832,832/
Areses83610/
Arezes83380/
Arrece8376/
Areges8311/
Oreces837/
Ariece836/
Arices835/
Areesa833/
Garece832/
Areese831/
Arecer831/
Arrecis772,813/
Arreche771,015/
Aireche77977/
Hareche77678/
Areeshi77398/
Hareesi77199/
Areesha7775/
Aurices7742/
Aureche7740/
Arechea7723/
Aresche7722/
Aryceus7718/
Atreche7713/
Arechis778/
Harices777/
Arecher773/
Hareesa773/
Arecier773/
Aretche772/
Arechep772/
Arrecer772/
Areesee771/
Ariches771/
Gareses771/
Are'che771/
Areache771/
Arecise771/
Ariceus771/
Arreges771/
Arriece771/
Areeshe771/
Ahreche771/
Arese731,553/
Aresa73732/
Arice73320/
Areze73187/
Arecy738/
Aresy733/
Orece732/
Areci731/
Arrechea714,087/
Haireche71552/
Arretche71453/
Garesche71110/
Haretche7165/
Hareesha7157/
Arrechet717/
Hajreche715/
Arreiche714/
Arregges713/
Harreche712/
Arreache712/
Areecher711/
Areichea711/
Hareiche711/
Hatreche711/
Auricese711/
Areesheh711/
Hairiece711/
Gaireses711/
Arehkesh711/
Asrese673,396/
Arrese672,265/
Argese671,370/
Ariesa67408/
Arechi67313/
Harikeche67237/
Aressi67200/
Garese67156/
Harretche67130/
Ariese67128/
Aressy6784/
Aresse6773/
Arexis6770/
Arresa6761/
Atrice6755/
Harice6750/
Areisa6741/
Aresha6726/
Arechiche6726/
Areasi6723/
Aricer6718/
Arreci6718/
Oreche6717/
Arescy6715/
Haresa6713/
Aregis6713/
Arresi6711/
Areezi6711/
Aurice6710/
Argesy677/
Haresy677/
Arises677/
Arechy676/
Areshe676/
Aresis676/
Areshi676/
Aressa676/
Aricea675/
Horece675/
Aresai675/
Aresey674/
Garrickes674/
Arreze674/
Oreses674/
Areser674/
Asrice673/
Areché673/
Arzese673/
Hareze673/
Garice672/
Arizes672/
Arikes672/
Eroces672/
Arzesi672/
Arrrechea672/
Arretchea672/
Arezeh672/
Aredse672/
Aryzee672/
Ariges671/
Oresce671/
Garyce671/
Arisee671/
Areasa671/
Arejci671/
Aresic671/
Harekeche671/
Oreesi671/
Oreges671/
Argesi671/
Arêzes671/
Harrechea671/
Aaresa671/
Aurese671/
Arisce671/
Arekis671/
Areseh671/
Aresie671/
Arijes671/
Garriches671/
Aireze671/
Orgece671/
Ariecy671/
Areise671/
Gorece671/
Oreese670/

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