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Where Does The Last Name Ark Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ark (Arabic: أرك, Hindi: अर्क, Marathi: आरक) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Árk. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ark? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 147,679^th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,431,614 people. The surname Ark occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Ark reside; 24 percent reside in West Asia and 24 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 158,282^nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,230 people.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 943 people, or 1 in 82,525. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 30 percent live, Mersin Province, where 10 percent live and Sakarya Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Bangladesh, where 15 percent live.

Ark Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ark has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,009 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ark Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Ark surname are 27.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Ark earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.06% less than the national average, earning 269,746 kr per year; in Peru they earn 44.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,778 per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $57,267 CAD per year.