How Many People Have the Last Name Araya?

2,742

people had the surname Araya in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 107,527 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#11,476

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

0.93

In 2010

Largest Group

58.6%

Hispanic or Latino

Change Since 2000

+30%

+633 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Araya (58.6%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 29.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Araya ranks #1,354. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 20.6% to 29.6%, and the Hispanic or Latino share fell from 62.8% to 58.6%.

White 8.9%
Black 29.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Withheld
Two or more races Withheld
Hispanic or Latino 58.6%

Withheld: too few people to publish.

See the most common Hispanic last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Araya grew from 2,109 people in 2000 to 2,742 in 2010 (up 30%), and its rank rose from #13,273 to #11,476.

20002010
People2,1092,742
Rank#13,273#11,476
Per 100,000 people0.780.93

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Araya

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#11,472Shoulders2,744
#11,474Doney2,743
#11,474Mcconville2,743
#11,476Spates2,742
#11,476Araya2,742
#11,478Bittinger2,741
#11,478Heineman2,741

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Araya: A600

👤 Araya as a First Name

Araya is a first name too: about 4,167 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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