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, Argentina, India, United States, Italy |
| Ара | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Син | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Atarashi | Brazil, Philippines, China, United States, Indonesia |
| Нии | Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan |
| 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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