Armas Surname

6,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Cuba

Armas Surname User-submission:

It is a surname originating in the Canary Islands that comes from Juan Negrín, King of Arms, according to the title that the stranger granted by King Don Juan II of Castile, and begins to call Juan De Armas. That is why it is said that the "Armas" or "De Armas" as well as the "Negrín", descend all of Juan Negrín or Juan de Armas, King of Arms by appointment of the King of Castile, D.

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Armas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru16,0941:1,975336
Venezuela14,0721:2,146373
Mexico13,7901:9,001967
Cuba10,9371:1,054179
Spain9,3911:4,978618
Ecuador7,4471:2,136374
United States5,7151:63,4227,431
Guatemala3,2401:4,964680
Philippines3,0001:33,7465,055
Argentina2,2821:18,7311,597
Nicaragua1,6111:3,737477
Moldova8421:4,230606
Honduras5701:15,467760
Namibia4111:5,8621,138
Portugal2741:38,0232,283
Romania2621:76,6339,067
Italy2501:244,62733,116
Bolivia2401:44,2352,541
Uruguay2291:14,9861,698
El Salvador2221:28,5761,062
Turkey1871:416,15724,986
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Algeria1631:237,00326,014
Colombia1611:296,7335,739
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Chile1291:136,5624,806
Panama1261:31,0501,793
Costa Rica931:51,3991,155
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
France601:1,107,045119,335
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Yemen531:498,59010,741
England411:1,358,97760,528
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Guam81:20,0153,029
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Norway61:857,04855,549
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Armaş (7), Armaș (4), Armaš (1) & Ármás (16) are calculated separately.

Armas (2,753) may also be a first name.

Armas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname originating in the Canary Islands that comes from Juan Negrín, King of Arms, according to the title that the stranger granted by King Don Juan II of Castile, and begins to call Juan De Armas. That is why it is said that the "Armas" or "De Armas" as well as the "Negrín", descend all of Juan Negrín or Juan de Armas, King of Arms by appointment of the King of Castile, D. John II.

- zuri1907

Armas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Armas (Arabic: ارماس, Hindi: अरमास, Russian: Армас) is found in Peru more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Armaş, Armaș, Armaš or Ármás. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armas? popularity and diffusion

Armas is the 6,110th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,683 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Armas are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Andean South America. Armas is also the 139,283rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 2,753 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 16,094 people, or 1 in 1,975. In Peru Armas is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 25 percent live, La Libertad Region, where 16 percent live and Loreto Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Peru this surname is found in 85 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 15 percent live and Mexico, where 15 percent live.

Armas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Armas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Armas surname increased 17,318 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Armas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Armas last name is primarily Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Armas surname are 40.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Armas earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,565 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.51% less than the national average, earning $17,592,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $49,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armaş937/
Armaș934/
Armaš931/
Armash911,174/
Airmas91674/
Harmas91277/
Garmas9166/
Armast9151/
Armais9129/
Armass915/
Armeas914/
Armasz912/
Armats912/
Armays912/
Armase911/
Aarmas911/
Arma8911,464/
Ármás8716/
Harmash838,534/
Garmash835,446/
Harmasz83198/
D'Armas8372/
Harmats836/
Armaths831/
Harmass831/
Garmais831/
Garmasz831/
Earmeas831/
Armaish831/
Armaast830/
Armah8055,021/
Armoa8016,552/
Garma8011,254/
Harma802,622/
Armat801,849/
Armea801,106/
Armaz80370/
Armos80350/
Armaj80273/
Armay80257/
Armai80232/
Ormas80229/
Armad80218/
Aarma80215/
Ermas80201/
Armau8055/
Armac8054/
Armga8033/
Earma8014/
Armma8013/
Arrma8011/
Airma807/
Armaa805/
Armôa805/
Atrma803/
Armaç802/
Arhma802/
Ahrma801/
Armax801/
Armha801/
Armâa801/
Arzma801/
Aurma801/
Armasova7783/
Garmasch7718/
Harmasch779/
Garmhaus776/
Gahrmays771/
Aharmats771/
Armasová771/
Armasdst770/
Hermas734,727/
Harmat732,736/
Armosh732,078/
Armaah731,265/
Gormas731,103/
Garmay731,072/
Garmaa73694/
Harmaz73396/
Harmos73379/
D'Arma73300/
Garmai73204/
Garmaz73200/
Harmai73191/
Ermash73172/
Garmaj73138/
Đarmat7386/
Aharma7380/
Haarma7372/
Harmaj7370/
Harmaa7357/
Airema7347/
Ayırma7345/
Harmah7340/
Armaiz7334/
Airmax7332/
Ormash7327/
Armaud7325/
Garmaš7325/
Armaih7324/
Armose7322/
Arhmad7315/
Aarmaa7315/
Hormas7313/
Arhmah7312/
Armaut7311/
Harmad7310/
Ormaas739/
Airmai739/
Härmas739/
Armach737/
Armous737/
Garmos736/
Harmay734/
Harmaš734/
Harmoa734/
Armatt733/
Asrmat733/
Ermais733/
Armaad732/
Armois732/
Armaha732/
Harmap731/
Harmea731/
Harmha731/
Armoss731/
Athrma731/
Armost731/
Armmah731/
Harmma731/
Armadh731/
Harhma731/
Armaid731/
Armeus731/
Armaat731/
Ormase731/
Armauy731/
Ermays731/
Garmau731/
Aermaz731/
Earmoa731/
Armeat730/
Armoys730/
Armashova71269/
Armaisova711/
Harmach671,616/
Armo67921/
Armoush67807/
Orma67724/
Gormash67696/
Hermash67509/
Harmatz67368/
Harmashova67290/
Harmosh67185/
Hermasz67175/
Armache67143/
Hermass67137/
Hormash6790/
Hermais6724/
Harmous6721/
Gormajs6717/
Garmoos6714/
Harmatt6713/
Hormats6711/
Gormasz6711/
Aharmah6710/
Harmeah679/
Harmarz677/
Airemah677/
Armoosh676/
Harmaha674/
Harmois673/
Armeits672/
Garmosh672/
Hourmas671/
Harmaph671/
Gormaus671/
Armahad671/
Armouss671/
Harmeau671/
Harmoss671/
Garmaaa671/
Garmous671/
Gourmas671/
Gairmay671/
Aharmat671/
Armaitt671/
Armault671/
Armoise671/
Armosse671/
Armò671/
Armă671/
Hermaus671/
Airmose671/
Autrmat671/
Garmgah671/
Harmahy671/
Gormass670/
Garmeau670/

Armas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Armas in the Hindi language
अरमासaramasa-
Armas in the Russian language
Армасarmas-
Armas in the Arabic language
ارماسarmas-

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