Aros Surname
Approximately 15,401 people bear this surname
Aros Surname Definition:
Name of four places in Galicia, two in Pontevedra and two in La Coruna. This is a Basque surname meaning "place of the ferns, fernery" from "ara" - fern - and the locative suffix "-s."
Aros Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 9,718 | 1:1,813 | 344 |
| Mexico | 1,168 | 1:106,272 | 3,855 |
| Colombia | 1,000 | 1:47,774 | 2,465 |
| United States | 808 | 1:448,588 | 38,453 |
| Argentina | 411 | 1:103,999 | 8,805 |
| Hungary | 276 | 1:35,566 | 3,874 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Spain | 265 | 1:176,423 | 12,522 |
| Malaysia | 193 | 1:152,820 | 9,522 |
| Iran | 181 | 1:424,213 | 26,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 143 | 1:57,019 | 7,266 |
| Romania | 122 | 1:164,573 | 17,104 |
| Brazil | 106 | 1:2,019,569 | 64,017 |
| Israel | 104 | 1:82,285 | 9,899 |
| Indonesia | 97 | 1:1,363,394 | 93,839 |
| Pakistan | 95 | 1:1,880,462 | 18,577 |
| Philippines | 92 | 1:1,100,415 | 90,271 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Venezuela | 31 | 1:974,325 | 14,902 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Áros (90), Arós (5) & Aroś (1) are calculated separately.
Aros (1,928) may also be a first name.
Aros Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Name of four places in Galicia, two in Pontevedra and two in La Coruna. This is a Basque surname meaning "place of the ferns, fernery" from "ara" - fern - and the locative suffix "-s."
Aros Demographics
Average Aros Salary in
United States
$37,221 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Aros Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aros Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aros (Arabic: اروز, Hindi: अरोस, Marathi: आरोस, Russian: Арос) has its highest incidence in Chile. It can appear as: Áros, Arós or Aroś. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aros? popularity and diffusion
Aros is the 34,412th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 473,187 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Aros reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 66 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Aros is also the 172,849th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 1,928 people.
The last name Aros is most common in Chile, where it is held by 9,718 people, or 1 in 1,813. In Chile Aros is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 33 percent are found, Valparaíso Region, where 21 percent are found and Los Lagos Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including Chile Aros exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 8 percent are found and Colombia, where 6 percent are found.
Aros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Aros has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Aros surname expanded 5,771 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Aros Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Aros surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Aros earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 60.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,690 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.76% less than the national average, earning R 95,616 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $22,576,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $37,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $45,116 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aros Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aros in the Hindi language | ||
| अरोस | arosa | 66.67 |
| आरोस | arosa | 33.33 |
| Aros in the Marathi language | ||
| आरोस | arosa | 50 |
| अरोस | arosa | 50 |
| Aros in the Russian language | ||
| Арос | aros | - |
| Aros in the Arabic language | ||
| اروز | arwz | - |
| اروس | arws | - |
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