Arreola Surname

6,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Arreola Surname Definition:

"Arreola" is a corruption of "Arriola" which is a Basque word that refers to ironworks near a rock.

Arreola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico68,0751:1,823263
United States16,4261:22,0662,768
Philippines1,7121:59,1349,957
Guatemala8711:18,4651,525
Colombia4551:104,9983,713
Canada501:736,91258,785
El Salvador361:176,2191,982
Honduras351:251,8982,491
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Nicaragua241:250,8792,763
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
France41:16,605,680368,153
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guam11:160,1214,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Árreola (1) are calculated separately.

Arreola (137) may also be a first name.

Arreola Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Arreola" is a corruption of "Arriola" which is a Basque word that refers to ironworks near a rock.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Arreola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arreola (Arabic: اريولا) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Árreola. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arreola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,425th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 82,959 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Arreola live; 96 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Hispano-North America. Arreola is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 137 people.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 68,075 people, or 1 in 1,823. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Michoacán, where 15 percent reside, Jalisco, where 11 percent reside and México, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Arreola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arreola has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,642,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arreola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arreola last name are 41.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arreola earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 35.99% less than the national average, earning $14,531,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $42,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arreola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arreola in the Arabic language
اريولاarywla-

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