Arneau Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Arneau Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from arn, which means 'eagle' and waldan, which means 'govern'.

Arneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France501:1,328,454133,611
Saint Lucia161:11,1741,095
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Arneau (63) may also be a first name.

Arneau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from arn, which means 'eagle' and waldan, which means 'govern'.

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Arneau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arneau is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arneau? popularity and diffusion

Arneau is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Arneau occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Arneau reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held given name internationally It is held by 63 people.

This last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,328,454. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 74 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 2 percent reside. Other than France this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Saint Lucia, where 21 percent reside and Haiti, where 5 percent reside.

Arneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arneau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arneau surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arnea914/
Harnea830/
Harneha7712/
Arneaja772/
Garniea771/
Arnia73324/
Ornea739/
Arnya739/
Arnha738/
Arnău731/
Hornea671,021/
Arnias67321/
Aurnia67245/
Harnia67208/
Garnia67181/
Arniah67165/
Arnjaš6740/
Argney6730/
Arnius6720/
Arniaz6713/
Harnya6713/
Arnija6710/
Șornea678/
Harnău674/
Arnyaa674/
Arnjas673/
Aarnia673/
Garnía672/
Arnyas672/
Arnjee671/
Garniu671/
Arniat671/
Ornnea671/
Asrnya671/
Arnăuț671/
Arnías671/
Arznia671/
Harniu671/
Earnia670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arneau
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