Arcas Surname

64,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Arcas Surname User-submission:

The Arcas surname means 'chests', 'boxes' in Spanish.

Arcas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4,5691:10,2321,199
Brazil6351:337,12512,960
France4631:143,46222,124
Venezuela4261:70,9023,016
Philippines3751:269,96939,569
Argentina3461:123,53610,431
Romania1661:120,95113,337
Turkey1191:653,96234,245
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Chile951:185,4375,992
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Cuba761:151,6153,669
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Peru361:882,89218,060
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Arcaş (9) & Arcaș (2) are calculated separately.

Arcas (25) may also be a first name.

Arcas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Arcas surname means 'chests', 'boxes' in Spanish.

- marquituus

Arcas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arcas is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Arcaş or Arcaș. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arcas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,974th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 947,419 people. The last name Arcas is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Arcas live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is borne by 4,569 people, or 1 in 10,232. In Spain it is mostly found in: Andalusia, where 28 percent are found, Catalonia, where 21 percent are found and Madrid, where 11 percent are found. Beside Spain it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Arcas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arcas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arcas last name rose 3,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arcas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arcas are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arcas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 49.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,796 per year; in United States they earn 24.74% more than the national average, earning $53,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.27% more than the national average, earning $63,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arcaş939/
Arcaș932/
Garcas91202/
Arcias91180/
Archas91135/
Arcaus9162/
Arcais9122/
Harcas915/
Arcase912/
Arcass911/
Arca8920,620/
Garcias8316,852/
Garcais8311/
Harcsas835/
Archase833/
Harchas833/
Garcìas832/
Arcasse832/
Arkcase831/
Harckas830/
Harcast830/
Arcos80104,586/
Garca8029,291/
Arcay803,709/
Arkas80348/
Orcas80311/
Harca80256/
Arcea80235/
Arcaz80217/
Arcai80125/
Arjas80124/
Arcat8069/
Arcau8036/
Arzas8014/
Arcad8014/
Arsas8013/
Arkca808/
Arcca805/
Arcoa805/
Ercas803/
Arcah802/
Aurca802/
Arrca802/
Earca801/
Aarca801/
Aršas801/
Arcaj801/
Arqas801/
Garchash775/
Garciash771/
Garczasz771/
D'Arcais771/
Archaids770/
Arjash732,601/
Garcìa73922/
Harkas73853/
Horcas73783/
Garzas73365/
Harcos73362/
Arcauz73211/
D'Arca73126/
Arqash73122/
Archos73121/
Garcai7388/
Harcau7357/
Garcka7344/
Harcay7344/
Harcea7343/
Ayrıca7339/
Harsas7333/
Arzash7330/
Harcaj7325/
Arceau7321/
Arkash7319/
Arzase7318/
Arkais7318/
Garcïa7318/
Arsast7317/
Archea7316/
Arcaix7314/
Garcos7312/
Arcous7310/
Aireca739/
Garcãa739/
Harjas737/
Garsas736/
Arshas735/
Garcah735/
Garkas734/
Garcau734/
Arcoss734/
Aarcat734/
Aarkas734/
Garcaa733/
Arcost733/
Harqas733/
Harzas732/
Arkasz732/
Garças732/
Garcéa732/
Arrcay731/
Arcahe731/
Arckat731/
Arzaus731/
Arhzas731/
Hercas731/
Orcias731/
Harcai731/
Garcáa731/
Garcãs731/
Garcay731/
Gorcas731/
Arcaåž731/
Arqqas731/
Arcoha731/
Harcat731/
Arquas731/
Arsads731/
Arsash731/
Arkaas730/
Arsias730/
Arcaud730/
Arco678,217/
Arka677,286/
Orca672,089/
Arshash67626/
Garciaz67179/
Garceis67170/
Archach67140/
Harcsás67128/
Arcache67117/
Harcaut67112/
Arqa6793/
Arceusz6769/
Harczos6751/
Garkajs6737/
Arshasd6722/
Harjasz6720/
Arshahs6717/
Harkash6717/
Arshads6713/
Arcauce678/
Harkass676/
Arcà675/
Hartsas674/
Garcosz674/
Gorchas673/
Harjash671/
Harsaus671/
Aarkash671/
Arrchea671/
Arkhaus671/
Archatz671/
Harkase671/
Harchea671/
Harhcad671/
Orchash671/
Hartjas671/
Harcach671/
Garciaç671/
Gourcas671/
Ajrkash671/
D'Arcos671/
Arzasht671/
Garkays671/
Harkats671/
Hardjas671/
Garssas671/
Garcios671/
Garczaz671/
Hearkas670/
Hargias670/

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