Aron Surname
Approximately 50,277 people bear this surname
Aron Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aaron.' Generally of Jewish descent, but not necessarily so in all cases.
Judaeus Aron (i.e. Aron the Jew), Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Aron, vicar of Bacton, Norfolk: 1420: History of Norfolk.
Read More About This SurnameAron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 22,697 | 1:2,333 | 308 |
| Philippines | 3,876 | 1:26,119 | 3,556 |
| Romania | 3,445 | 1:5,828 | 780 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,240 | 1:2,517 | 103 |
| United States | 3,154 | 1:114,920 | 12,421 |
| Nigeria | 1,682 | 1:105,317 | 7,078 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Namibia | 1,440 | 1:1,673 | 231 |
| Kenya | 1,057 | 1:43,690 | 4,538 |
| France | 897 | 1:74,050 | 10,369 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Israel | 447 | 1:19,145 | 2,848 |
| Indonesia | 419 | 1:315,631 | 27,743 |
| South Africa | 375 | 1:144,474 | 16,511 |
| Malaysia | 354 | 1:83,317 | 5,853 |
| Botswana | 320 | 1:6,834 | 1,161 |
| India | 312 | 1:2,458,543 | 78,930 |
| Germany | 227 | 1:354,650 | 34,247 |
| Uganda | 226 | 1:172,740 | 14,602 |
| Mexico | 177 | 1:701,278 | 10,841 |
| Czechia | 171 | 1:62,184 | 10,411 |
| England | 170 | 1:327,753 | 24,219 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Russia | 157 | 1:917,981 | 72,573 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Kazakhstan | 149 | 1:118,674 | 12,601 |
| Estonia | 142 | 1:9,308 | 1,284 |
| Austria | 122 | 1:69,799 | 10,688 |
| Spain | 120 | 1:389,600 | 21,500 |
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| Pakistan | 99 | 1:1,804,484 | 18,110 |
| Thailand | 99 | 1:713,519 | 117,929 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| Marshall Islands | 75 | 1:691 | 152 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Solomon Islands | 59 | 1:9,831 | 1,696 |
| Slovakia | 58 | 1:92,008 | 17,690 |
| Micronesia | 56 | 1:1,897 | 409 |
| Colombia | 54 | 1:884,705 | 8,792 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Bulgaria | 37 | 1:188,619 | 10,418 |
| Panama | 31 | 1:126,202 | 4,409 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Moldova | 24 | 1:148,390 | 15,621 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Kiribati | 9 | 1:12,601 | 393 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 408 | 1:123,085 | 11,950 |
The alternate forms: Áron (166), Arón (9), Aroń (8) & Aròn (1) are calculated separately.
Aron (169,614) may also be a first name.
Aron Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aaron.' Generally of Jewish descent, but not necessarily so in all cases.
Judaeus Aron (i.e. Aron the Jew), Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Aron, vicar of Bacton, Norfolk: 1420: History of Norfolk.
Jacob Aarron, 1696: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).
Jacob Arone, 1697: ibid.
Arone, s. of Arone Steeres, 1697: ibid.
1654. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Aran: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1658. Baptised — Mary, d. Thomas Aron . ibid.
From Aran to Arran was an easy transition.
1728. Married — William --- and Martha Arran: St. George, Hanover Square.
This, with an excrescent 'd', became Arrend; compare gotvnd for gown, or Simmonds for Simmons. There can be no doubt about the fact that Arrend is Aaron in disguise.
= Aaron, q.v. Judæus Aron.—Hundred Rolls But the Arons in our directories are generally of modern Continental origin.
(Swedish) The son, or descendant, of Aron (lofty mountain).
Aron Demographics
Aron Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Aron Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aron Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aron (Bengali: আরন, Georgian: არონ, Hindi: ऐरन, Marathi: आरोन, Russian: Арон) is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as: Áron, Arón, Aroń or Aròn. Click here for further potential spellings of Aron.
How Common Is The Last Name Aron? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,170th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 144,948 people. Aron occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Aron are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Aron is also the 6,196th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 169,614 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 22,697 people, or 1 in 2,333. In Tanzania Aron is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 19 percent live, Tabora Region, where 9 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 125 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Romania, where 7 percent live.
Aron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Aron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aron surname increased 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 338 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Aron Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Aron last name are 41.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.87% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Aron earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 332.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 83,862 per year; in South Africa they earn 91.03% more than the national average, earning R 453,960 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.02% more than the national average, earning $34,058,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $48,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.58% more than the national average, earning $59,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aron Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aron in the Georgian language | ||
| არონ | aron | - |
| Aron in the Bengali language | ||
| আরন | arana | - |
| Aron in the Marathi language | ||
| आरोन | arona | 56.45 |
| अरोण | arona | 19.35 |
| अरोन | arona | 12.9 |
| आरॉन | arona | 3.23 |
| आरोण | arona | 1.61 |
| अरॉन | arona | 1.61 |
| Aron in the Hindi language | ||
| ऐरन | airana | 29.41 |
| अरोन | arona | 17.65 |
| एरोन | erona | 14.71 |
| आरोन | arona | 11.76 |
| एरन | erana | 5.88 |
| अरूण | aruna | 5.88 |
| अरोण | arona | 5.88 |
| अरोङ | arona | 2.94 |
| अरून | aruna | 2.94 |
| आरोण | arona | 2.94 |
| Aron in the Russian language | ||
| Арон | aron | - |
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Aron Reference & Research
Aaron DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Aaron FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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