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
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Arnason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arnason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arnason is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Árnason or Àrnason. Click here for further potential spellings of Arnason.
How Common Is The Last Name Arnason? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arnason is the 262,755th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,884,414 people. The last name Arnason occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Arnason reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Arnason is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 813 people, or 1 in 45,321. In Canada it is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 48 percent are found, British Columbia, where 17 percent are found and Alberta, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Canada Arnason occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Iceland, where 9 percent are found.
Arnason Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Arnason are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the political 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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- 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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