Arcara Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Arcara Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who made bows, i.e., weapons.

Arcara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4781:127,94320,787
United States4231:856,87765,220
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Arcara Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who made bows, i.e., weapons.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Arcara Last Name Facts

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

Arcara is most common in Italy. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Arcara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arcara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arcara is the 373,745th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. Arcara occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Arcara are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Italic Europe.

Arcara is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 478 people, or 1 in 127,943. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sicily, where 65 percent are found, Lazio, where 24 percent are found and Piedmont, where 5 percent are found. Not including Italy this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Arcara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arcara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arcara last name expanded 42,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arcara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arcara surname are 26.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.49% registered with the party.

The amount Arcara earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.91% more than the national average, earning $51,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.13% more than the national average, earning $67,136 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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