Arakas Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Estonia

Arakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2181:3,518,64999,858
Greece1041:106,53617,896
Estonia921:14,3672,255
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Jordan741:119,4927,632
Wales91:343,83718,086
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Arakas (140) may also be a first name.

Arakas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arakas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Arakas (Arabic: أراكس, Hindi: अरकास, Marathi: आरकस, Russian: Аракас) is found most in India. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakas? popularity and diffusion

Arakas is the 535,476th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname Arakas is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Arakas are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 781,395th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 140 people.

The last name Arakas is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 3,518,649. In India Arakas is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent live, Gujarat, where 16 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent live. Barring India Arakas exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 17 percent live and Estonia, where 15 percent live.

Arakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arakas surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

Arakas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harakas92275/
Arakase9224/
Arakash926/
Garakas923/
Aarakas922/
Arakass921/
Arakhas921/
Arakhash865/
Garakash862/
Atraškas861/
Harrakas861/
Aracas83226/
Arekas8328/
Arakos8318/
Araqas835/
Erakas832/
Orakas831/
Arakaz831/
Arakaç831/
Arakhashe8014/
Arakasova8010/
Erakkas7722/
Arhakos7719/
Arraqas779/
Harakos778/
Orakash775/
Gorakas774/
Errakas774/
Garacas773/
Araqash771/
Araquas771/
Garakos771/
Araicas771/
Arakace771/
Arakous771/
Gargaakash751/
Errakkas71204/
Araqashe7150/
Arakache7111/
Gorakaus713/
Gorakhas713/
Garokash711/
Gorakash711/
Arocas671,061/
Arecas673/
Arekos673/
Arekaz671/
Orakaz671/
Aracos671/
Harakache671/
Gajrakosh671/
Eracas671/

Arakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arakas in the Hindi language
अरकासarakasa-
Arakas in the Marathi language
आरकसarakasa94.65
अरकसarakasa3.01
एरकसerakasa1
Arakas in the Russian language
Аракасarakas-
Arakas in the Arabic language
أراكسaraks-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arakas
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