Arka Surname
Approximately 7,286 people bear this surname
Arka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,879 | 1:266,435 | 15,267 |
| Indonesia | 2,281 | 1:57,979 | 6,391 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Turkey | 658 | 1:118,270 | 9,897 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Lebanon | 30 | 1:187,903 | 8,189 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Arká (1) are calculated separately.
Arka (10,716) may also be a first name.
Arka Demographics
Average Arka Salary in
United States
$19,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arka (Hindi: आरका, Oriya: ଅକର୍, Russian: Арка) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Arká. For other potential spellings of Arka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 68,202nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,000,212 people. Arka is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Arka reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Arka is also the 58,521st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 10,716 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2,879 people, or 1 in 266,435. In India Arka is primarily found in: Telangana, where 82 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside and Odisha, where 7 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 12 percent reside.
Arka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Arka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arka last name contracted 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Arka last name is principally Sunni (90%) in Lebanon.
The amount Arka earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.95% less than the national average, earning 256,274 kr per year and in United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକର୍ | akar | 88.82 |
| ଆକର୍ା | akara | 3.11 |
| ଅକର୍ା | akara | 2.48 |
| ଆର୍କା | arka | 1.24 |
| ଆକର୍ | akar | 0.62 |
| ଉମାକା | umaka | 0.62 |
| Arka in the Hindi language | ||
| आरका | araka | 50 |
| अरका | araka | 32.14 |
| अर्का | arka | 7.14 |
| अर्क | arka | 7.14 |
| आर्का | arka | 1.79 |
| Arka in the Russian language | ||
| Арка | arka | - |
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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
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- 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 Arka
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