Arenas Surname
Approximately 234,652 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameArenas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 66,050 | 1:1,879 | 272 |
| Colombia | 57,194 | 1:835 | 177 |
| Spain | 22,445 | 1:2,083 | 247 |
| Chile | 18,207 | 1:968 | 212 |
| Philippines | 14,949 | 1:6,772 | 593 |
| Peru | 13,994 | 1:2,271 | 389 |
| Venezuela | 13,282 | 1:2,274 | 386 |
| United States | 10,292 | 1:35,218 | 4,394 |
| Argentina | 6,556 | 1:6,520 | 664 |
| Bolivia | 3,800 | 1:2,794 | 477 |
| Panama | 1,725 | 1:2,268 | 330 |
| Guatemala | 902 | 1:17,830 | 1,500 |
| Brazil | 763 | 1:280,569 | 10,820 |
| France | 646 | 1:102,822 | 15,131 |
| Ecuador | 608 | 1:26,161 | 3,393 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Uruguay | 477 | 1:7,194 | 797 |
| Dominican Republic | 324 | 1:32,200 | 1,866 |
| Cuba | 318 | 1:36,235 | 1,703 |
| Paraguay | 273 | 1:26,508 | 959 |
| Canada | 241 | 1:152,886 | 15,553 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| Switzerland | 88 | 1:93,329 | 10,185 |
| Costa Rica | 80 | 1:59,751 | 1,275 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Taiwan | 44 | 1:532,835 | 3,989 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Puerto Rico | 36 | 1:98,615 | 1,585 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Andorra | 26 | 1:3,225 | 636 |
| El Salvador | 23 | 1:275,821 | 2,336 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Last name from Asturias, Spain. Extended throughout all of Spain and Latin America.
- arenasnefi123Arenas Demographics
Average Arenas Salary in
United States
$38,051 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
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 be found as a variant: Àrenas, Arénas or Arenás. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arenas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,339th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 31,057 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Arenas reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 30 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Arenas is also the 738,219th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 155 people.
The surname Arenas is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 66,050 people, or 1 in 1,879. In Mexico it is primarily found in: México, where 18 percent are found, Puebla, where 12 percent are found and Mexico City, where 11 percent are found. Barring Mexico it exists in 89 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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% registered with 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
Arenas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arenas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେରନବ୍ | aeranab | - |
| Arenas in the Russian language | ||
| Аренас | arenas | - |
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