Arias Surname
Approximately 975,022 people bear this surname
Arias Surname Definition:
One who came from Arias (songs) in Spain.
Ancient patronymic originally from "d'Arias." Found also in Aria and Ariamiro. Name found principally in Navarre, and name of village near Pamplona. Equivalent to "aria" - a song or tune, also a verse.
Read More About This SurnameArias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 197,396 | 1:242 | 31 |
| Mexico | 156,915 | 1:791 | 128 |
| Argentina | 82,215 | 1:520 | 60 |
| Dominican Republic | 64,870 | 1:161 | 25 |
| Venezuela | 61,923 | 1:488 | 88 |
| Spain | 54,778 | 1:853 | 84 |
| Peru | 48,451 | 1:656 | 87 |
| United States | 47,117 | 1:7,693 | 914 |
| Costa Rica | 43,458 | 1:110 | 21 |
| Ecuador | 36,930 | 1:431 | 57 |
| Chile | 32,013 | 1:550 | 124 |
| Cuba | 29,239 | 1:394 | 63 |
| Bolivia | 27,933 | 1:380 | 69 |
| El Salvador | 17,215 | 1:369 | 75 |
| Philippines | 14,015 | 1:7,224 | 652 |
| Guatemala | 12,708 | 1:1,266 | 225 |
| Honduras | 10,160 | 1:868 | 192 |
| Paraguay | 9,268 | 1:781 | 190 |
| Nicaragua | 8,381 | 1:718 | 148 |
| Panama | 6,781 | 1:577 | 116 |
| Brazil | 3,508 | 1:61,025 | 2,285 |
| Uruguay | 2,964 | 1:1,158 | 129 |
| France | 1,443 | 1:46,031 | 5,904 |
| Canada | 899 | 1:40,985 | 5,110 |
| Turkey | 653 | 1:119,175 | 9,965 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| England | 334 | 1:166,821 | 15,434 |
| Australia | 305 | 1:88,510 | 10,201 |
| Belgium | 236 | 1:48,715 | 7,924 |
| Switzerland | 233 | 1:35,249 | 5,136 |
| Puerto Rico | 229 | 1:15,503 | 626 |
| Italy | 227 | 1:269,413 | 35,304 |
| Germany | 198 | 1:406,593 | 37,350 |
| Thailand | 165 | 1:428,111 | 74,983 |
| Belize | 143 | 1:2,486 | 529 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Netherlands | 114 | 1:148,133 | 22,302 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Haiti | 38 | 1:281,155 | 9,538 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Andorra | 28 | 1:2,994 | 558 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Curaçao | 23 | 1:6,837 | 197 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Dominica | 7 | 1:10,842 | 411 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Angola | 3 | 1:8,996,405 | 11,732 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
The alternate forms: Árias (21) & Arías (18) are calculated separately.
Arias (1,859) may also be a first name.
Arias Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Arias (songs) in Spain.
Ancient patronymic originally from "d'Arias." Found also in Aria and Ariamiro. Name found principally in Navarre, and name of village near Pamplona. Equivalent to "aria" - a song or tune, also a verse.
"Aria" is also an Arabic word, that almost always comes at the end of a combined word and means a place of abundance.
Originated in Galicia from the Suevian kings.
Arias Demographics
Average Male Arias Height
172.11 cm
Average Female Arias Height
160.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Arias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arias Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arias (Arabic: أرياس, Russian: Ариас) occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Árias or Arías. For other possible spellings of Arias click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arias? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arias is the 554th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,474 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Arias reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 27 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 176,637th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,859 people.
It is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 197,396 people, or 1 in 242. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Capital District, where 17 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 16 percent live and Valle del Cauca Department, where 10 percent live. Apart from Colombia this last name occurs in 125 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.
Arias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Arias has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arias last name expanded 33,181 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 6,680 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Arias Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Arias surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Arias surname are 42.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Arias earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 22.52% less than the national average, earning €23,267 per year; in Peru they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,706 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $23,639,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $38,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning $44,915 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arias Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arias in the Russian language | ||
| Ариас | arias | - |
| Arias in the Arabic language | ||
| أرياس | aryas | - |
| آرياس | aryas | - |
| ارياس | aryas | - |
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Arias Reference & Research
Arias DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Arias FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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