Arenas Surname

2,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

Arenas Surname Definition:

The latin "arena" refers to a sandy place. Dweller near a sandy place.

Found principally in Asturias.

Found in villages near Bilbao, Gerona, Oviedo, Malaga, Santander, Granada, etc. and Arenaza found as name of villages near Vitoria and San Sebastian.

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Arenas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico66,0501:1,879272
Colombia57,1941:835177
Spain22,4451:2,083247
Chile18,2071:968212
Philippines14,9491:6,772593
Peru13,9941:2,271389
Venezuela13,2821:2,274386
United States10,2921:35,2184,394
Argentina6,5561:6,520664
Bolivia3,8001:2,794477
Panama1,7251:2,268330
Guatemala9021:17,8301,500
Brazil7631:280,56910,820
France6461:102,82215,131
Ecuador6081:26,1613,393
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Uruguay4771:7,194797
Dominican Republic3241:32,2001,866
Cuba3181:36,2351,703
Paraguay2731:26,508959
Canada2411:152,88615,553
Australia1271:212,56520,555
England1251:445,74429,621
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Costa Rica801:59,7511,275
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Puerto Rico361:98,6151,585
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Andorra261:3,225636
El Salvador231:275,8212,336
Aruba181:5,749789
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
China91:151,924,6187,954
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Àrenas (1), Arénas (1) & Arenás (1) are calculated separately.

Arenas (155) may also be a first name.

Arenas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The latin "arena" refers to a sandy place. Dweller near a sandy place.

Found principally in Asturias.

Found in villages near Bilbao, Gerona, Oviedo, Malaga, Santander, Granada, etc. and Arenaza found as name of villages near Vitoria and San Sebastian. Arenas derived from latin "arenas" - particles of rock or sand. In Roman times, applied to place where gladiators fought, a type of sand pit. Nearly every important Roman city had its arena.

"Arena" is from latin and refers to hydrography.

In Spain "arena" is represented in many names: Arena, Arenas, Arenales, Arenilla, Arenos, and Areny.

Of Asturian origin from parish of same name.

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

User-submitted Reference

Last name from Asturias, Spain. Extended throughout all of Spain and Latin America.

- arenasnefi123

Arenas Last Name Facts

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

Arenas (Oriya: ଆେରନବ୍, Russian: Аренас) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Àrenas, Arénas or Arenás. Click here for other potential spellings of Arenas.

How Common Is The Last Name Arenas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,339th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 31,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Arenas reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 30 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 738,219th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 155 people.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 66,050 people, or 1 in 1,879. In Mexico Arenas is mostly found in: México, where 18 percent are found, Puebla, where 12 percent are found and Mexico City, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Mexico Arenas occurs in 89 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 24 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Arenas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arenas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arenas last name increased 114,356 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arenas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arenas last name are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arenas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,777 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $24,500,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $38,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning $44,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Àrenas941/
Arénas941/
Arenás941/
Arengas92813/
Argenas9245/
Harenas9218/
Areanas9212/
Arrenas9210/
Arenass926/
Aarenas925/
Arzenas925/
Areinas922/
Areenas922/
Arenais921/
Ayrenas921/
Arenhas921/
Garenas921/
Aerenas921/
Aroenas921/
Araenas921/
Arenase921/
Arena9153,506/
Harrenas8633/
Arenhaus861/
Aranas8314,206/
Arenga831,773/
Arenos83919/
Erenas83615/
Arenad83510/
Arzena83410/
Arinas83310/
Garena83282/
Arenaz83265/
Aurena83157/
Harena8399/
Areana8372/
Arrena8345/
Ariena8341/
Argena8341/
Aronas8337/
Areena8324/
Arenah8321/
Aresna8317/
Arenós8315/
Arenea8312/
Orenas8310/
Airena836/
Areuna833/
Arenau833/
Atrena833/
Arenha832/
Ahrena832/
Aarena832/
Arenat832/
Areina832/
Arenai832/
Aregna831/
Arenaa831/
Earena831/
Arenay831/
Ahrenhaus801/
Areenat77251/
Herenas77164/
Argenos7761/
Haranas7751/
D'Arena7744/
Argenau7736/
Harinas7722/
Arethna7715/
Aranhas7714/
Orenhas7713/
Asreena7711/
Aarenau7710/
Arengai7710/
Auriena779/
Argenna778/
Arenadh778/
Garenga776/
Arzeena775/
Gareena774/
Areinay774/
Aranais774/
Airiena774/
Gareina773/
Harenaj773/
Hareena773/
Arengay773/
Atreena772/
Hareuna772/
Arengau772/
Arzenaj772/
Garenay771/
Aarenad771/
Aregnaz771/
Arenois771/
Arinash771/
Garinas771/
Arranas771/
Orhenas771/
Aureana771/
Haurena771/
Harrena771/
Gargena771/
Arzenay771/
Arenioa771/
Areanga771/
Arionas771/
Arriena771/
Arenose771/
A'Riena771/
Ahrenat770/
Areunau770/
Areanna770/
Oreanas770/
Arina734,234/
Orena731,714/
Areno731,081/
Aryna7323/
Arjna735/
Aréna734/
Gareanna71143/
Gareinay7189/
Arrenous7153/
Harrenga7146/
Arenault7112/
Areamnat716/
Hasreena711/
Harinash711/
Areneaux711/
Arengauz711/
Arhanash711/
Arenhadt711/
Haringas711/
Ahrenose711/
Aurenaud711/
Hairiena711/
Areeneau710/
Arieneau710/
Areunnau710/
Arinhaus710/
Arzina675,755/
Garina674,800/
Harina673,662/
Orhena672,913/
Gorena672,551/
Arengo671,828/
Orenga67964/
Aranaz67830/
Arisna67689/
Aringa67597/
Asrina67580/
Arinah67458/
Ariñas67405/
Haryna67304/
Arinos67276/
Aurina67247/
Oronas67217/
Garrinhas67178/
Aureno67145/
Areños67129/
Araina67117/
Arenou67113/
Orenos6786/
Ehrenhaus6776/
Argina6774/
Horena6767/
Orgena6766/
Arinay6764/
Oreñas6764/
Orinas6760/
Arenoy6756/
Orenha6755/
Oreana6739/
Aranos6738/
Atrina6737/
Airina6732/
Ajrina6727/
Ariona6725/
Ahrina6717/
Arryna6716/
Aresnault6715/
Arrenault6712/
Hareno6710/
Aruina6710/
Areñoa6710/
Arenot678/
Earina678/
Aresno676/
Arrina676/
Oranas676/
Orenea675/
Aronos674/
Aarina674/
Oretna674/
Aryona674/
Orenay674/
Oregna674/
Arzyna674/
Eurena673/
Garjna673/
Areneault673/
Arinai673/
Arayna673/
Arinoa673/
Arinaa672/
Oreyna672/
Eirena672/
Arhina672/
Eranas672/
Araños672/
Haargenau672/
Oriena672/
Arinau672/
Arenho672/
Arynat672/
Ayrina671/
Ohrena671/
Erinas671/
Harinashe671/
Arujna671/
Arysna671/
Areeneaux671/
Arinad671/
Asryna671/
Aroina671/
Arenoi671/
Garyna671/
Ereñas671/
Orenat671/
Gareña671/
Erenaz671/
Asrenault671/
Arenoz671/
Areaño671/
Aregno671/
Areuno671/
Arojna671/
Aroyna671/
Arajna671/
Ahreno670/

Arenas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arenas in the Oriya language
ଆେରନବ୍aeranab-
Arenas in the Russian language
Аренасarenas-

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