Arirang Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Arirang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arirang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Arirang (10) may also be a first name.

Arirang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arirang is most common in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arirang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Arirang are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arirang is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 4,560,317. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harirang931/
Ariran92121/
Arurang8664/
Hariran8613/
Arjrang863/
Arriran861/
Arrieran8026/
Harihran8018/
Harirain805/
Gariraan801/
Harisran801/
Ariram77620/
Arjran778/
Oriran771/
Harithran751/
Harisrain751/
Hariram716,345/
Hariron714/
Harihrannd713/
Orieran712/
Arurong711/
Orhiran711/
Areeran711/
Asriram711/
Arreran711/
Orirand710/
Goriran710/
Harriram67288/
Arrearan67241/
Gouriran67136/
Aurairam679/
Arrearán672/
Areerong671/
Arierhon671/
Aryranne671/
Gooriran671/
O'Rioran671/
Harryran671/
Hariraum671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arirang
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