Arriaga Surname

4,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Arriaga Surname Definition:

Found in Navarre, Vizcaya, Álava, and La Rioja. Found as name of village near Vitoria. Of Basque origin, Arriaga formed from two words—one meaning stony; the other, a gradual descent. Hence means place where land slopes and has many stones.

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Arriaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico86,1951:1,440218
United States15,0071:24,1533,045
Guatemala5,1721:3,110481
Honduras4,7571:1,853301
Ecuador3,3391:4,764797
Peru2,6361:12,0581,642
Spain2,5971:18,0022,009
Venezuela1,1171:27,0401,724
Argentina1,0981:38,9283,269
Bolivia9291:11,4281,188
El Salvador9091:6,979588
Colombia8161:58,5472,774
Dominican Republic6471:16,1251,139
Portugal5101:20,4281,425
Puerto Rico1981:17,930678
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
Philippines1581:640,74867,692
France741:897,604104,173
Uruguay631:54,4725,995
Canada531:695,20056,020
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Cuba361:320,0755,584
Panama291:134,9054,585
Costa Rica241:199,1702,552
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Belize151:23,6981,879
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malta41:107,5681,849
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Arriaga (85) may also be a first name.

Arriaga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Navarre, Vizcaya, Álava, and La Rioja. Found as name of village near Vitoria. Of Basque origin, Arriaga formed from two words—one meaning stony; the other, a gradual descent. Hence means place where land slopes and has many stones.

Comes from two Basque words, "arri" and "aga" and refers to a stony place.

Navarrese family descended from knight who won from Moors villa of Tafalla. Later found in Basque region and Valencia.

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

User-submitted Reference

"Arri" is a Basque surname that comes from the word "harri" which means "stone" in the ancient language from the north of Spain.

References:

http://www.heraldrysinstitute.com/cognomi/Arri/Spain/idc/656467/lang/es/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_surnames

http://www.ebabynames.com/#!meaning-of-Harri

- asensio32

A Basque habitational name in which arte means 'holm oak' and the locative suffix, -aga, means 'place or group of'.

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Arriaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arriaga (Russian: Арриага) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Arríaga. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arriaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arriaga is the 4,439th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 57,510 people. The surname Arriaga is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Arriaga live; 79 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Hispano-North America. Arriaga is also the 1,039,322nd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 85 people.

Arriaga is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 86,195 people, or 1 in 1,440. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 23 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 9 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this surname exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Guatemala, where 4 percent are found.

Arriaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arriaga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arriaga last name grew 300,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arriaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arriaga surname are 42.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arriaga earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,678 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.65% more than the national average, earning $22,850,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.26% less than the national average, earning $35,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning $39,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arríaga951/
Harriaga9346/
Arriagas9335/
Garriaga934/
Arriagga933/
Arrieaga933/
Arrriaga932/
Arrianga932/
Arrioaga931/
Arriagaz931/
Arriajga931/
Arriagaj931/
Arriagad931/
Ariaga921,113/
D'Arriaga883/
Arreaga8623,087/
Arriago8656/
Orriaga8648/
Gariaga8646/
Arriage8629/
Atriaga8616/
Arrioga869/
Arianga866/
Argiaga864/
Ariagas863/
Arieaga862/
Arryaga862/
Arriagi861/
Aariaga861/
Aeriaga861/
Ariangga8091/
Harriage8085/
Gariagha801/
Arian'ga801/
Hariagha801/
Ariago77334/
Arioga7743/
Ariage7723/
Areaga7720/
Eriaga7710/
Aryaga775/
Oriaga773/
Hariangga7520/
Arriaguit751/
Harriager751/
Ariango71311/
Arionga71203/
Orreaga71190/
Orianga71137/
Garyaga7146/
Hariago7114/
Oriagha7110/
Argeaga716/
Aryanga712/
Ariangi712/
Arreago712/
Orriago711/
Arjeaga711/
Gariago711/
Garjaga711/
Arreage711/
Gariage711/
Harijoga67118/
Orieagha6765/
Hariange6716/
Arianggi6711/
Arijangi673/
Ariongai671/
Hareeaga671/
Harijago671/
Orjiagha671/
Ariagues671/
Hariango671/

Arriaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arriaga in the Russian language
Арриагаarriaga-

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