Arens Surname

32,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Arens Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) The son of Aren (eagle, rule).

Arens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,4581:9,5181,191
United States4,3561:83,2099,439
Netherlands8601:19,6363,084
Belgium8341:13,7852,082
South Africa2121:255,55525,837
France1901:349,59352,489
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Luxembourg1121:5,183740
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Estonia731:18,1073,073
England671:831,61344,286
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Peru461:690,95916,320
Poland411:927,04369,048
Chile391:451,70411,842
Israel381:225,20121,188
Romania301:669,26246,959
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Greenland71:8,054710
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3361:149,46013,879

Arens (491) may also be a first name.

Arens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) The son of Aren (eagle, rule).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Arens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arens (Arabic: ارينس, Hindi: आरेन्स, Russian: Аренс) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arens.

How Common Is The Last Name Arens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,640th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 447,034 people. The last name Arens is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Arens are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Arens is also the 383,498th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 491 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 8,458 people, or 1 in 9,518. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany Arens is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Arens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arens surname rose 1,296 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 744 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Arens surname are 27.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 97.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,243 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.89% less than the national average, earning R 121,452 per year; in United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $46,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahrens9150,115/
Ariens91867/
Harens91269/
Aerens91214/
Arense91112/
Aarens9193/
Airens9178/
Garens9158/
Atrens9156/
Arrens9156/
Arzens9138/
Aurens9118/
Arenst9116/
Arenås9114/
Aruens915/
Ayrens914/
Arenss912/
Arehns911/
Arensd910/
Earens910/
Areens910/
Arns893,509/
Haerens83639/
Arriens83405/
Ahrenst83101/
Garrens8380/
Hairens8340/
Gahrens8338/
Ahrense8320/
Haurens8314/
Hahrens838/
Haarens836/
Arensøe836/
Athrens835/
Gairens835/
Aarense835/
Aurrens833/
Aahrens831/
Aharens831/
Ahrehns831/
Earenst831/
Ahreens831/
Arenszt831/
Auriens830/
Harrens830/
Hearens830/
Arenz804,434/
Arnst801,746/
Erens801,341/
Orens80576/
Arins80527/
Harns80420/
Ahrns80329/
Garns80181/
Aarns80172/
Airns8095/
Earns8087/
Aerns8070/
Arnås8017/
Arems8014/
Arnse804/
Arnsh801/
Arnns800/
Arhns800/
Hathrens770/
Orense734,431/
Hearns733,127/
Gairns73566/
Eerens73457/
Ehrens73457/
Earnst73406/
Errens73322/
Herens73294/
Ariëns73152/
Aurenz73126/
Ourens73119/
Gorens7397/
Aarnæs7388/
Garnås7375/
Garnæs7359/
Arence7352/
Horens7352/
Harenz7352/
Garins7337/
Arinse7327/
Harnæs7326/
Eirens7325/
Ohrens7322/
Harins7316/
Gahrns7315/
Harnst7315/
Arinsh7311/
Arenze7310/
Ahrems739/
Arynsh739/
Harems737/
Erensø736/
Orenæs734/
Arnsjø734/
Arznsh734/
Harnse734/
Oriens733/
Ahrins732/
Argins732/
Atrins732/
Aurins732/
Hérens732/
Earins731/
Earnsh731/
Airins731/
Aryons731/
Haurns731/
Oreens731/
Harnss731/
Garnns730/
Harrns730/
Arions730/
Aharns730/
Arench730/
Arienz730/
Orrens730/
Garnsh730/
Arrins730/
Arnsdt730/
Ahrensová712/
Haremsh67536/
Hoorens67529/
Heirens67237/
Heerens67224/
Orns67203/
Gorrens67164/
Arnz67131/
Orriens6788/
Erns6751/
Harrems6751/
Oehrens6746/
Aarønæs6735/
Haremse6723/
Aarence6715/
Arriëns6713/
Haremst6712/
O'hrens6711/
Garrins675/
Arinshe675/
Harréns675/
Hargins673/
Horrens673/
Aurence672/
Herrens672/
Harrins672/
Heurens672/
Arnx672/
Goorens672/
Attrins671/
Herensh671/
Hehrens671/
Harinsh671/
Arendje671/
Hoerens671/
Eirense671/
Errenns671/
Airence671/
Harence670/
Hearins670/
Gourens670/

Arens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arens in the Hindi language
आरेन्सarensa-
Arens in the Russian language
Аренсarens-
Arens in the Arabic language
ارينسaryns-

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