Arcus Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Arcus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arcus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3471:77,7979,086
Romania3441:58,3667,118
New Zealand2311:19,6033,446
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Moldova1121:31,7985,061
England781:714,33440,171
Haiti391:273,9469,218
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland151:356,92115,763
India111:69,733,217610,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland761:49,2533,418
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Arcuș (2) & Arcuş (1) are calculated separately.

Arcus (72) may also be a first name.

Arcus Last Name Facts

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

Arcus is found most in Australia. It may occur as: Arcuș or Arcuş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arcus? popularity and diffusion

Arcus is the 271,949th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,089,068 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Arcus are found; 40 percent are found in Australasia and 40 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Arcus is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 72 people.

Arcus is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 77,797. In Australia Arcus is most common in: New South Wales, where 51 percent reside, Western Australia, where 26 percent reside and Queensland, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Australia Arcus occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 24 percent reside and New Zealand, where 16 percent reside.

Arcus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arcus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arcus surname increased 1,077 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arcus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arcus surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arcus earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning R 269,640 per year; in United States they earn 28.4% more than the national average, earning $55,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.93% more than the national average, earning $74,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arcuș932/
Arcuş931/
Harcus911,449/
Arcaus9162/
Arceus9116/
Arcuse9111/
Arcous9110/
Garcus914/
Arcius911/
Arcush911/
Arcuis911/
Archus910/
Arcu89231/
Arceusz8369/
Garceus8339/
Arciusz836/
Garcius834/
Archuse831/
Harrcus830/
Harcuss830/
Arcos80104,586/
Arkus80294/
Arceu80118/
Arjus8039/
Arcau8036/
Garcu8013/
Orcus807/
Harcu806/
Arsus805/
Arcut802/
Arcui802/
Harchous777/
Archouse771/
Harrscus770/
Harcos73362/
Arkush73234/
Harkus73215/
Arcauz73211/
Harcup73184/
Arkusz73169/
Arcuch73108/
Orcuse73107/
Harjus7393/
Harcau7357/
Garkus7311/
Arsius7311/
Harcut7310/
Arkuss739/
Arcutt738/
Arkous736/
Garcau734/
Arcoss734/
Arzeus734/
Arcoux732/
Gorcus732/
Aurzus731/
Arcout731/
Arzaus731/
Artzus731/
Arkkus731/
Orcius731/
Haircu731/
Earkus731/
Aurcuy731/
Orcust730/
Arcaud730/
Arjust730/
Argcut730/
Arku676,408/
Harkous671,279/
Arciuch67543/
Harsous67304/
Garkush67117/
Harcaut67112/
Harczos6751/
Artjuhs6745/
Arkoush6733/
Harkusz6724/
Harcout6719/
Harkush6716/
Garsous678/
Arcauce678/
Harrjus676/
Orcu676/
Arjoush675/
Hargius673/
Harcutt672/
Arkhust671/
D'Arcos671/
Arkhush671/
Arsouse671/
Harsaus671/
Arkhaus671/
Artseus671/
Garçous671/
Garkusz671/
Harkuus671/
Harkuis670/
Harkuss670/

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Arcus Reference & Research

Hercus/Harcus/Arcus FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arcus
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