Arnason Surname
Approximately 1,492 people bear this surname
Arnason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 813 | 1:45,321 | 5,582 |
| United States | 322 | 1:1,125,649 | 81,111 |
| Iceland | 135 | 1:2,815 | 407 |
| Denmark | 58 | 1:97,323 | 9,225 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Faroe Islands | 10 | 1:4,900 | 534 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Árnason (1,736) & Àrnason (1) are calculated separately.
Arnason Demographics
Average Arnason Salary in
United States
$55,044 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arnason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arnason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arnason is most common in Canada. It may also be rendered as: Árnason or Àrnason. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arnason? popularity and diffusion
It is the 262,755th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,884,414 people. The surname Arnason occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Arnason are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 45,321. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Manitoba, where 48 percent reside, British Columbia, where 17 percent reside and Alberta, where 15 percent reside. Other than Canada it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Iceland, where 9 percent reside.
Arnason Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Arnason surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Arnason earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning 369,193 kr per year; in United States they earn 27.57% more than the national average, earning $55,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% less than the national average, earning $43,993 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Árnason | 95 | 1,736 | / |
| Àrnason | 95 | 1 | / |
| Garnason | 93 | 29 | / |
| Arnaison | 93 | 22 | / |
| Arnasson | 93 | 7 | / |
| Harnason | 93 | 3 | / |
| D'Arnason | 88 | 2 | / |
| Garnaison | 88 | 1 | / |
| Arnnasson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Arnasan | 86 | 287 | / |
| Arnoson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arnassan | 80 | 92 | / |
| Garnasen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Árnasson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gornason | 80 | 0 | / |
| Arnassand | 75 | 11 | / |
| Arnassant | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hornasson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Arnazan | 71 | 87 | / |
| Arnozan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Harnautsan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arnosan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arnocan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arnoddsson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ornazon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arnosen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gornasan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arnoudsen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Harnacian | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ornazian | 53 | 24 | / |
| Aarnajam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ornadzian | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Arnason
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