Arendse Surname

21,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Arendse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arendse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa24,5111:2,210280
Netherlands6361:26,5524,322
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia531:509,35338,491
Canada451:818,79163,991
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Namibia101:240,9409,927
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Arendse (99) may also be a first name.

Arendse Last Name Facts

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

Arendse occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arendse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,269th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 284,281 people. The surname Arendse occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Arendse live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Arendse is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 99 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 24,511 people, or 1 in 2,210. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 85 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Arendse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arendse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arendse last name increased 3,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arendse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arendse last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Arendse earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.38% less than the national average, earning R 210,588 per year; in United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $54,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahrendse93187/
Arendsee93156/
Arendtse932/
Arrendse932/
Harendse931/
Aarendse931/
Arends9225,180/
Arndse923/
Ahrends861,326/
Arendze86354/
Arendsz86197/
Arendts86191/
Harends8625/
Arentse8613/
Aarends868/
Arrends865/
Arendss861/
Arndsee861/
Arendsa861/
Arendsi861/
Arnds83266/
Ahrendts80133/
Arendtsz8064/
Harendts801/
Arents771,163/
Arndts77415/
Arendz77182/
Arence7752/
Arenze7710/
Arinds779/
Ahrnds771/
Arndst771/
Orends770/
Harendsih751/
Gorends7150/
Arentze7141/
Aarence7115/
Ahrents7114/
Aarents717/
Garents715/
Harents713/
Arienze712/
Aurence712/
Arendtz711/
Arrents711/
Arience711/
Airence711/
Harendz711/
Ahrndts710/
Harence710/
Arenz674,434/
Arnts67634/
Harendza67149/
Aurenche67129/
Aurience6719/
Arenc679/
Harience672/
Aarrents671/
Ahrendtz671/
Harentze671/
Arndz671/
Harrence670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arendse
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