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 Male Arenas Height
172.22 cm
Average Female Arenas Height
159.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Arenas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arenas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arenas (Oriya: ଆେରନବ୍, Russian: Аренас) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Àrenas, Arénas or Arenás. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arenas? popularity and diffusion
Arenas is the 2,339th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,057 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Arenas are found; 49 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Arenas is also the 738,219th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 155 people.
The surname Arenas is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 66,050 people, or 1 in 1,879. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 18 percent are found, Puebla, where 12 percent are found and Mexico City, where 11 percent are found. Besides Mexico this last name exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 24 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.
Arenas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Arenas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arenas surname increased 114,356 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arenas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Arenas surname are 42.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96% being registered to vote for the 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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