How common is the surname Arana?

10,698 people in the United States had the surname Arana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,860 Americans. It ranked 3,347th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Arana?

Sabino Arana, Basque nationalist, writer and politician (1865–1903), followed by Guilherme Arana.

Where is the surname Arana most common?

Wikidata records people named Arana in Spain, Argentina and the United States and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Arana getting more or less common?

More common. 6,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,698 in 2010, up 54%.

The surname Arana

A surname, carried by 10,698 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arana is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,698 people named Arana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,860 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,957.

#3,347

rank among US surnames

10,698

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+53.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,660)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,338	Medlin	10,750	28,721
#3,339	Millan	10,733	28,766
#3,340	Boehm	10,730	28,774
#3,341	Marr	10,724	28,790
#3,342	Drury	10,721	28,798
#3,343	Lennon	10,720	28,801
#3,344	March	10,719	28,804

Who is named Arana

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Arana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 13%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Aranas

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sabino Arana
Basque nationalist, writer and politician (1865–1903)
Guilherme Arana
Brazilian association football player, born 1997
Facundo Arana
Argentine actor, born 1972
Tomas Arana
American actor, born 1955
Hugo Arana
Argentine actor, 1943–2020
Luis Arana
Basque politician (1862-1951)
Ronald Arana
Bolivian footballer, born 1977
Marie Arana
American journalist, born 1949

Notable Aranas come mostly from Spain (2), Argentina (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arana

Arana has the Soundex code A650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A650.

Questions

How common is the surname Arana?: 10,698 people in the United States had the surname Arana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,860 Americans. It ranked 3,347th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arana?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Arana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Arana?: Sabino Arana, Basque nationalist, writer and politician (1865–1903), followed by Guilherme Arana.
Where is the surname Arana most common?: Wikidata records people named Arana in Spain, Argentina and the United States and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Arana getting more or less common?: More common. 6,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,698 in 2010, up 54%.