Arellano Surname

1,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Arellano Surname Definition:

One who came from Arellano (sieve), in Spain.

Derived from name of village near Pamplona, in Navarre. Perhaps from Spanish "arelar" - sieve to sift corn.

From la Casa Real de Navarre through marriage of Sancho Ramírez and Elvira Gómez whose son, Sancho Sánchez founded line as first Señor de la villa de Arellano.

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Arellano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico171,0581:726113
Philippines60,1261:1,684101
United States40,1221:9,0341,091
Venezuela16,3931:1,842325
Peru11,5491:2,752459
Chile11,2801:1,562310
Ecuador9,0061:1,766307
Spain6,8881:6,787839
Argentina5,8311:7,330732
Colombia4,4131:10,8261,109
Bolivia1,9461:5,456737
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
Paraguay1,1741:6,164452
Nicaragua8521:7,067611
Uruguay7701:4,457511
Guatemala4731:34,0011,971
Canada3731:98,78210,734
France3301:201,28131,299
Brazil2461:870,22131,350
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Thailand991:713,519117,929
Germany961:838,59960,830
Panama901:43,4702,227
Costa Rica821:58,2941,256
England681:819,38343,863
Honduras631:139,9441,926
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Guam411:3,905492
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Norway221:233,74025,571
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
China101:136,732,1577,199
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belize21:177,7373,502
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Macau21:300,8151,009
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Arellaño (2) are calculated separately.

Arellano (617) may also be a first name.

Arellano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Arellano (sieve), in Spain.

Derived from name of village near Pamplona, in Navarre. Perhaps from Spanish "arelar" - sieve to sift corn.

From la Casa Real de Navarre through marriage of Sancho Ramírez and Elvira Gómez whose son, Sancho Sánchez founded line as first Señor de la villa de Arellano.

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

Arellano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arellano is most common in Mexico. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Arellaño. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arellano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,570th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,093 people. The last name Arellano is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Arellano reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 336,019th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 617 people.

The surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 171,058 people, or 1 in 726. In Mexico Arellano is most prevalent in: México, where 16 percent are found, Mexico City, where 9 percent are found and Jalisco, where 9 percent are found. Not including Mexico this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Arellano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arellano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arellano last name increased 42,683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arellano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arellano last name are 42.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.62% registered with the party.

The amount Arellano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.08% less than the national average, earning €14,691 per year; in Norway they earn 22.92% less than the national average, earning 266,766 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,423 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.29% more than the national average, earning R 397,536 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning $19,502,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.41% less than the national average, earning $36,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,576 CAD per year.

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