Arends Surname
Approximately 25,180 people bear this surname
Arends Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) Descendant of Arend (eagle, rule).
Read More About This SurnameArends Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8,622 | 1:6,284 | 806 |
| Netherlands | 6,363 | 1:2,654 | 193 |
| United States | 4,451 | 1:81,433 | 9,260 |
| Germany | 2,690 | 1:29,928 | 3,943 |
| Aruba | 1,063 | 1:97 | 9 |
| Venezuela | 557 | 1:54,226 | 2,604 |
| Canada | 275 | 1:133,984 | 13,895 |
| Colombia | 222 | 1:215,199 | 5,084 |
| England | 175 | 1:318,389 | 23,763 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Ecuador | 92 | 1:172,890 | 7,459 |
| Thailand | 60 | 1:1,177,306 | 172,517 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:351,180 | 26,857 |
Arends (46) may also be a first name.
Arends Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) Descendant of Arend (eagle, rule).
User-submitted Reference
Arends may be a patronymic surname derived from a father's name, Arend. This patronymic naming would change the surname of every generation and was common in areas of Germany and The Netherlands.
For example, Peter Fredericks may have a son named Arend, so he would take his father's first name and add an s - making Peter into Peters, and his full name would be Arend Peters.
Arend Peters could have a son named Robert, so he would take his father's first name and add an 's' - making Arend into Arends, and his full name would be Robert Arends.
Laws were passed in the 18th and 19th centuries in various places to end the patronymic changing and surnames then were "stuck."
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Arends Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arends Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arends (Russian: Арендс) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arends? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,620th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 289,418 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Arends reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most common given name in the world It is held by 46 people.
Arends is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,622 people, or 1 in 6,284. In South Africa Arends is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 35 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Arends is found in 55 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Arends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Arends has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arends surname rose 3,113 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Arends Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Arends are 26.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Arends earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning 276,560 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.51% less than the national average, earning R 181,776 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.79% less than the national average, earning $14,124,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $50,117 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arends Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arends in the Russian language | ||
| Арендс | arends | - |
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