Arts Surname

41,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Arts Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Arnold or Arnout' (from Germanic Arnwald, arn meaning 'eagle' and wald meaning 'power', 'brightness').

Arts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,5211:2,245148
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Belgium6151:18,6942,876
India5071:1,512,94956,770
Germany4761:169,12919,938
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
United States4171:869,20665,973
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Canada2591:142,26114,635
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Kenya1221:378,52421,706
Russia961:1,501,282102,725
France801:830,28498,964
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Spain641:730,50131,369
England581:960,65648,451
Australia511:529,32739,816
Portugal471:221,6658,706
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
China121:113,943,4645,994
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

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

Arts (276) may also be a first name.

Arts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Arnold or Arnout' (from Germanic Arnwald, arn meaning 'eagle' and wald meaning 'power', 'brightness').

- kaerts

Arts Last Name Facts

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

Arts (Arabic: ارتس, Russian: Арц) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant: Ärts. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arts? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,254th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 575,090 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Arts are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Arts is also the 534,713th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 276 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7,521 people, or 1 in 2,245. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 35 percent are found, Gelderland, where 28 percent are found and Limburg, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

Arts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arts surname increased 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Arts last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

The amount Arts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning R 240,804 per year; in United States they earn 93.63% more than the national average, earning $83,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $59,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ärts921/
Aerts8920,094/
Aarts899,587/
Harts891,335/
Artts8985/
Garts8979/
Ardts8961/
Artst8924/
Arsts8914/
Earts8913/
Art8615,374/
Aerdts80211/
Haerts80163/
Hartse80143/
Aartse80130/
Hardts8018/
Hearts803/
Harths803/
Haarts802/
D'Arts802/
Harrts802/
Hairts801/
Hartds801/
Hartst801/
Hartts801/
Aharts801/
Hartsø801/
Aarrts801/
Aartss801/
Arttcs801/
Airets801/
Hart75292,878/
Arte759,074/
Artz757,357/
Orts755,174/
Arth752,333/
Arzt751,929/
Gart75899/
Ards75369/
Erts75315/
Artt75314/
Aart75182/
Ardt75146/
Arcs7517/
Eart7512/
Atrt759/
Ahrt758/
Airt755/
Asrt754/
Aurt752/
Artc752/
Artp752/
Artë752/
Arrt752/
Artd751/
Artı751/
Arzs751/
Arıt750/
Arht750/
Hartsch73180/
Artsova7316/
Gartsch733/
Heart's732/
Heartts730/
Heart6731,140/
Hardt6718,995/
Harte6716,080/
Hartz6711,312/
Harth679,086/
Hartt672,436/
Ahart671,823/
Hards671,746/
Gartz671,598/
Gardt671,469/
Aarte671,007/
Herts67847/
Airth67717/
Oorts67365/
Gorts67218/
Archs67177/
Orths67154/
Earth67130/
Artze67128/
Hartzsch67121/
Horts67106/
Haertsch67102/
Ayırt6784/
Ortse6779/
Arthe6778/
Haart6769/
Artci6759/
Airet6755/
Argys6752/
Ahrtz6744/
Aardt6740/
D'Art6736/
Arırt6735/
Ohrts6728/
Artte6722/
Gards6720/
Hahrt6720/
Aartz6716/
Harzt6716/
Ortts6713/
Ardds6712/
Hairt679/
Aarth679/
Aertz679/
Harrt677/
Harcs677/
Haurt675/
Hartsova675/
Hajrt674/
Gaurt674/
Hartd674/
Gartå674/
Hasrt673/
Garht673/
Airte673/
Artce673/
Hartø673/
Arttsova672/
Eurts672/
Aards672/
Aerds672/
Ayret672/
Aarrt672/
Ourts671/
Gahrt671/
Hairetts671/
Hartc671/
Hartp671/
Arrdt671/
Ardtsova671/
Artch671/
Aurtz671/
Gartt671/
Garrt671/
Gairt671/
Arsci671/
Arıtı671/
Oerts671/
Arczt671/
Ağart671/
Hartgees671/
Erths671/
Arzrt671/
Ayrth671/
Ertzs670/
Ortzs670/
Ahurt670/
Airds670/
Earzt670/
Eirts670/
Arttz670/

Arts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arts in the Russian language
Арцarc-
Arts in the Arabic language
ارتسarts-
لارتسlarts-

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