Arkab Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Arkab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 628 | 1:61,515 | 10,218 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Arkab (38) may also be a first name.
Arkab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arkab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arkab (Arabic: عركاب, Hindi: अरकाब, Marathi: आरकाब) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arkab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 371,278th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Arkab reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb. Arkab is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.
The surname Arkab is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 628 people, or 1 in 61,515. In Algeria Arkab is primarily concentrated in: Boumerdès Province, where 72 percent are found, Blida Province, where 27 percent are found and Médéa Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Algeria it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 32 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arkab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arkab in the Marathi language | ||
| आरकाब | arakaba | - |
| Arkab in the Hindi language | ||
| अरकाब | arakaba | 75 |
| अरकब | arakaba | 25 |
| Arkab in the Arabic language | ||
| عركاب | rkab | - |
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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 Arkab
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