Surname 新 (新 
, Arata 
, Ара 
, along with others...) , in all the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name 新 is characteristic of Armenia, where it is a common surname, China, where it is quite a common surname, and Italy, where it is quite a rare surname. Likewise, 新 is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| 新 | China |
| Arata | China, Italy, United States, India, Argentina |
| Ара | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine |
| Син | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Atarashi | China, Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Brazil |
| Нии | Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia |
| Арата | Russia, Ukraine |
| Хадзимэ | Russia |
| 矢口 新 Japanese education researcher, JP (b. 1913) |
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| 新正幸 JP (b. 1945) |
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| 新千恵子 Japanese voice actress, JP (b. 1968) |
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