Arellán Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Arellán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arellán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Arellan (2,284) are calculated separately.

Arellán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arellán occurs most in Chile. It can also be found as a variant: Arellan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arellán? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arellán is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Arellán are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Chile, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. Aside from Chile Arellán is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arellan952,284/
Arellon8661/
Orellán8610/
Arellane8058/
Arelland8051/
Arrellan8010/
Arllan7713/
Aurellian754/
Arellaine751/
Arrellane751/
Orellan711,536/
Arillan7112/
Arillon718/
Ayrelan715/
Arellam713/
Orillán712/
Airelan712/
Arllein711/
Arellanová711/
Arlland710/
Arlan672,266/
Garillon67250/
Arlon67182/
Aurillon67108/
Orellane6793/
Orellian678/
Orelland675/
Orellean674/
Argillon673/
Aruillon672/
Orellion671/
Orellank671/
Aurillan671/
Orelllan671/
Harlland670/
Garllion670/

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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 Arellán
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