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'.

- isabelle

Arneau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arneau is found most in France. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arneau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arneau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Arneau is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Arneau reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Arneau is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 63 people.

The surname is most widely held 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 are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 2 percent are found. Not including France this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Saint Lucia, where 21 percent are found and Haiti, where 5 percent are found.

Arneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arneau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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