Aro Surname

16,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Finland

Aro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,2241:15,7821,536
Philippines4,8271:20,9732,638
Bolivia2,4731:4,293631
Peru2,1791:14,5871,872
Finland2,1751:2,527396
Venezuela1,4841:20,3531,469
Chile1,2881:13,6771,047
United States1,0751:337,17130,413
Papua New Guinea9201:8,863690
Benin9111:11,3451,556
Brazil7691:278,38010,724
Argentina6771:63,1375,386
India4821:1,591,42258,737
Indonesia3151:419,83935,311
Mexico3091:401,7037,956
Colombia2841:168,2194,585
Pakistan2341:763,43511,084
Sweden2161:45,5873,572
Estonia1881:7,031856
Cuba1181:97,6502,974
Canada1031:357,72432,292
England971:574,41334,909
Iran791:971,93145,393
Burkina Faso781:235,2834,739
Turkey771:1,010,66845,670
Malaysia761:388,08220,352
Niger731:262,9048,243
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Taiwan651:360,6882,859
Solomon Islands601:9,6671,663
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Spain531:882,11434,832
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Tanzania411:1,291,25946,697
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Australia291:930,88655,860
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
France141:4,744,480251,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Äro (21), Aró (1) & Arô (1) are calculated separately.

Aro (20,224) may also be a first name.

Aro Last Name Facts

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

Aro (Georgian: არო, Hindi: अरोड़ा, Marathi: आरो, Oriya: ଆେରା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Äro, Aró or Arô. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aro is the 16,522nd most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 217,008 people. The last name Aro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 37 percent of Aro reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,487th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 20,224 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,224 people, or 1 in 15,782. In Nigeria Aro is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 19 percent are found, Ondo, where 16 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Bolivia, where 7 percent are found.

Aro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Aro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Aro last name expanded 8,269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Maronite (33%) in Lebanon and Christian (84%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Aro last name are 4.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Aro earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning 358,397 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,779 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.2% less than the national average, earning $15,164,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $42,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $54,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Äro8921/
Aró891/
Arô891/
Haro86110,952/
Arop8632,446/
Garo8617,936/
Aros8615,401/
Argo867,325/
Aroh866,245/
Arro864,491/
Airo864,046/
Auro862,707/
Arot862,361/
Arou861,414/
Aero861,383/
Aroa861,181/
Aroy861,164/
Arzo861,124/
Asro86988/
Aruo86799/
Aroz86781/
Arod86641/
Aaro86618/
Aroo86457/
Ajro86329/
Aroi86293/
Ayro86273/
Arho86144/
Aroj86109/
Atro86103/
Ahro8649/
Earo8625/
Aroś861/
Harou7563,756/
Garro7537,199/
Arous759,478/
Haros754,544/
Arzoo753,813/
Aroos752,860/
Arroz752,318/
Auroy751,342/
Gauro751,336/
Arooj751,286/
Arooz751,281/
Arzou751,229/
Hajro751,054/
Garou75852/
Haroh75803/
Arros75796/
Gargo75767/
Aroud75705/
Haroo75695/
Arrou75648/
Gairo75492/
Arroy75453/
Harro75448/
Aisro75431/
Arosh75418/
Haroy75391/
Aross75321/
Arrod75309/
Attro75308/
Ahrou75308/
Arouz75307/
Hatro75301/
Arood75299/
Haruo75289/
Garoy75286/
Aroch75253/
Argou75248/
Hairo75227/
Arhou75225/
Hauro75222/
Asrou75206/
Airod75172/
Harod75161/
Arouh75149/
Auroi75141/
Aharo75132/
Ayros75130/
Harzo75129/
Haroz75121/
Garoo75112/
Airos7591/
Asroi7585/
Arrot7579/
Hearo7575/
Harot7571/
Aitro7570/
Atrou7569/
Asrop7553/
Haroa7551/
Arost7550/
Atros7549/
Garoi7545/
Arroh7540/
Arout7536/
Aarzo7536/
Arroj7534/
Aroot7534/
Auros7533/
Arooy7533/
Harho7532/
Haero7531/
Airot7531/
Haroi7529/
Aroux7528/
Haaro7526/
Asroy7525/
Hayro7523/
Atrot7522/
Airoh7520/
Arroa7519/
Garho7519/
Aeroh7518/
Arois7518/
Arodh7518/
Harop7516/
Arodz7516/
Aarop7516/
Aurop7515/
Arroo7513/
Argoi7513/
Autro7512/
Airou7512/
Asroo7512/
Ayrot7511/
Airoa7511/
Aarou7511/
Aroop7510/
Ahroh7510/
Haroj759/
Asrot759/
Ajroh759/
Arhos759/
Aaros759/
Arzoa759/
Arhuo759/
Arzoi758/
Hasro758/
Argoy758/
Arojh757/
Aaroh757/
Arroi757/
Arots756/
Aurod756/
Garuo756/
Ajrou755/
Ajroj755/
Ajrot755/
Ayrod755/
Auroa755/
Aroup755/
Arhot755/
Atroo754/
Gajro754/
Aroid754/
Aurgo754/
Airoi754/
Aroph754/
Arrop754/
Atrod754/
Aro'e754/
Gayro754/
Aihro754/
Auroh753/
Earos753/
Aaroj753/
Arosz753/
Aarho753/
Eareo753/
Aargo753/
Eatro752/
Atroy752/
D'Aro752/
Aarro752/
Aurot752/
Aroys752/
Aruop752/
Aujro752/
Aurro752/
Arotz752/
Ahroy752/
Arott751/
Aroih751/
Earoa751/
Earoj751/
Earzo751/
Earho751/
Gaaro751/
Aaruo751/
Aairo751/
Aarod751/
Aaroz751/
Airgo751/
Arooa751/
Aropf751/
Arrgo751/
Arruo751/
Arzho751/
Ajroi751/
Ajroy751/
Asroz751/
Arohs751/
Aatro751/
Haroș751/
Garoj751/
Hahro751/
Ahuro751/
Ahroo751/
Airoo751/
Airro751/
Ahjro751/
Aaroo751/
Aeroo751/
Auroj751/
Aurzo751/
Au'ro751/
Arhoa751/
Arods751/
Aroit751/
Aroiz751/
Aro'a751/
Aropp751/
Arozz751/
Aãrou751/
Ayroh751/
Ayroa751/
Arohu751/
Aurou751/
Ajrzo751/
Airoz751/
Airuo751/
Arzoh751/
Asrod751/
Asros751/
Arodt751/
Aytro751/
Atroi751/
Atrop750/
Arohy750/
Ayreo750/
Ara67410,984/
Oro6730,935/
Harrop6710,105/
Harrod679,776/
Ero677,802/
Atrous673,951/
Harout672,115/
Atrouz671,723/
Arrous671,642/
Harrou671,595/
Arroud671,534/
Auroux671,462/
Haroud671,203/
Harouz67964/
Harous67903/
Arouch67838/
Ayrout67606/
Arrout67517/
Arouss67455/
Haroos67452/
Airoud67407/
Gargoy67364/
Harosh67277/
Hearod67248/
Aroosh67245/
Ayroud67223/
Hauroo67221/
Harroo67214/
Garroy67209/
Garrou67206/
Harros67181/
Arrott67175/
D'Arro67173/
Garhou67172/
Haroux67153/
Gajroo67144/
Hairou67129/
D'auro67108/
Asrood67104/
Atrott6791/
Aroush6790/
Hairoh6788/
Aarzoo6786/
Gargou6779/
Gauroy6778/
Attrot6769/
Haeroh6767/
Harroy6767/
Harrot6756/
Atrosh6756/
Haroot6744/
Ahargo6744/
Airout6741/
Garohh6736/
Hairoi6736/
Harroz6735/
Aurous6735/
Hairos6735/
Haroch6734/
Eatros6731/
Haurot6727/
Arrois6727/
Atroch6726/
Hasrod6725/
Arrouh6722/
Gairou6722/
Hatrot6720/
Arroux6720/
Arooth6719/
Aroult6719/
Hauros6718/
Harood6717/
Haarou6717/
Hharou6716/
Autrou6716/
Aarros6715/
Aruots6715/
Attroo6713/
Hajroh6713/
Harodt6713/
Aaroud6713/
Hajroi6713/
Haurou6712/
Arross6711/
Hairod6711/
Attrou6711/
Gairoo6710/
Harois6710/
Harhoi6710/
Arroyd679/
Harost679/
Ahroud679/
Harooa679/
Haharo679/
Aarout679/
Harosz678/
Aharou678/
Hayrou678/
Hathro678/
Hajroo676/
Gairro676/
Arroiz676/
Hauroh675/
Hairot675/
Haroid675/
Atrooz674/
D'Airo674/
Arroys674/
D'Argo674/
Aurooj674/
Atrout674/
Atrood674/
Arhous674/
Hairop674/
Harooz674/
Ajrouh674/
Harzou674/
Aarous673/
Athrop673/
Hairuo673/
Garroo673/
Atroos673/
Aroaja673/
Aruoha673/
Ará673/
Arrosh673/
Autrot673/
Aroggi673/
Harouš673/
Aisroo673/
Airood672/
Aaroop672/
Gauroj672/
Aarosh672/
Aarrou672/
Aarzou672/
Gairoi672/
D'Haro672/
Garroi672/
Hatrou672/
Harouh672/
Asrout672/
Aroojh672/
Hasroy672/
Garrho672/
Harroh671/
Hauroy671/
Gaaroo671/
Gaurro671/
Haroop671/
Haruoy671/
Harzoo671/
Airgoo671/
Airreo671/
Aehroo671/
Aerroj671/
Arouph671/
Arrods671/
Arrood671/
Arroop671/
Arroyp671/
Araova671/
Asrooz671/
Autroy671/
Gargoo671/
Arrouz671/
Ahrouz671/
Ayrood671/
Hayros671/
Haãrou671/
Éro671/
Haroih671/
Haroiz671/
Hajrou671/
Haruot671/
Harhos671/
Garhoo671/
Haarop671/
Hahrou671/
Ha'aro671/
Haerou671/
Gaarou671/
Ahrooy671/
Ahroth671/
Aitrho671/
Airrou671/
Aaharo671/
Aarooe671/
D'Garo671/
Autroz671/
Arooch671/
Aroost671/
Arrooj671/
Aroust671/
Haross671/
Aaroch671/
Aroiss671/
Arhouz671/
Atrouh671/
Ayrouz671/
Aahrro671/
Airosz671/
Arzooh671/
Arruoa671/
Arrzoo671/
Gahroh671/
Harhot671/
Ahrood670/
Haroha670/
Arhood670/
Harohs670/
Ahrous670/
Harott670/
Arroot670/
Authro670/
Auroth670/
Harots670/
Arroth670/
Autrop670/

Aro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aro in the Georgian language
აროaro-
Aro in the Hindi language
अरोड़ाarora81.82
आरोaro11.11
अरोaro4.04
अरोडाaroda2.02
Aro in the Marathi language
आरोaro66.67
अरोaro33.33
Aro in the Oriya language
ଆେରାaera56.52
ଅେରାaera43.48

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