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 last name Areces occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Areces? popularity and diffusion

The last name Areces is the 379,929th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. The last name Areces is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Areces live; 70 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent live in Iberian Europe.

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

Areces Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Areces surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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