The Aras surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 203 people carried this name — #85,643 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted.
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In Belgium’s population register
At least 315 people named Aras live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
126 people named Aras live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Solothurn.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
74 people named Aras have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 135 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Aras.
Most of them — 26 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often French Guiana.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Aras.
- Arambel 107 · U.S. census
- Aramburu 277 · U.S. census
- Aramini 157 · U.S. census
- Aran 275 · U.S. census
- Arana 6,957 · U.S. census
- Aranda 14,683 · U.S. census
- Arata 1,378 · U.S. census
- Araujo 12,646 · U.S. census
- Arban 207 · U.S. census
- Arbeit 120 · U.S. census
- Arbogast 5,428 · U.S. census
- Arbon 288 · U.S. census
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