Arrieta Surname
Approximately 160,391 people bear this surname
Arrieta Surname Definition:
The Basque "arrieta" means "place of oak trees."
Found in Vizcaya, Navarre, and Basque region. Name of villages near Vitoria, Bilbao and Pamplona. Of Basque origin, comes from word that translates "stones or rocks" in Spanish.
Here again is the Basque word "arri" meaning stone and the ending "-eta" which suggests the plural.
Read More About This SurnameArrieta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 71,902 | 1:664 | 131 |
| Argentina | 18,513 | 1:2,309 | 301 |
| Mexico | 17,479 | 1:7,101 | 820 |
| Venezuela | 15,322 | 1:1,971 | 341 |
| Costa Rica | 10,222 | 1:468 | 124 |
| Peru | 5,996 | 1:5,301 | 854 |
| Spain | 5,444 | 1:8,588 | 1,022 |
| United States | 4,662 | 1:77,748 | 8,882 |
| Philippines | 2,624 | 1:38,582 | 5,982 |
| Ecuador | 1,808 | 1:8,797 | 1,418 |
| Cuba | 964 | 1:11,953 | 954 |
| Bolivia | 879 | 1:12,078 | 1,230 |
| Chile | 874 | 1:20,156 | 1,294 |
| Uruguay | 580 | 1:5,917 | 661 |
| France | 527 | 1:126,039 | 19,176 |
| Panama | 515 | 1:7,597 | 768 |
| Paraguay | 514 | 1:14,079 | 671 |
| Nicaragua | 426 | 1:14,134 | 842 |
| Puerto Rico | 413 | 1:8,596 | 467 |
| Brazil | 203 | 1:1,054,553 | 37,070 |
| Canada | 122 | 1:302,013 | 27,942 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| El Salvador | 31 | 1:204,642 | 2,074 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Guatemala | 14 | 1:1,148,762 | 5,372 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
The alternate forms: Arríeta (1) are calculated separately.
Arrieta (140) may also be a first name.
Arrieta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Basque "arrieta" means "place of oak trees."
Found in Vizcaya, Navarre, and Basque region. Name of villages near Vitoria, Bilbao and Pamplona. Of Basque origin, comes from word that translates "stones or rocks" in Spanish.
Here again is the Basque word "arri" meaning stone and the ending "-eta" which suggests the plural. In other words, a place of many stones.
Basque-Navarrese name.
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
- asensio32Basque: place of rocks.
- garrietaArrieta Demographics
Average Male Arrieta Height
172 cm
Average Female Arrieta Height
158.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Arrieta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arrieta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arrieta (Arabic: اريتا) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Arríeta. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arrieta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,491st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 45,436 people. The last name Arrieta occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Arrieta are found; 73 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Arrieta is also the 781,395th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 140 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 71,902 people, or 1 in 664. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Córdoba Department, where 19 percent are found, Bolívar Department, where 18 percent are found and Sucre Department, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia Arrieta is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.
Arrieta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Arrieta last name are 42.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.4% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Arrieta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,832 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning $17,044,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning $39,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $51,192 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arrieta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arrieta in the Arabic language | ||
| اريتا | aryta | - |
| إريتا | aryta | - |
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