Arkan Surname

43,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Arkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,8551:11,3531,465
Iran9521:80,6548,215
Iraq7701:45,4831,884
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Indonesia6251:211,59919,887
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
India3281:2,338,61476,269
Transnistria2491:1,906239
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
Ukraine2161:210,75328,308
Northern Cyprus1381:2,312297
Russia1331:1,083,63281,637
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
England391:1,428,66862,556
Belgium341:338,13737,845
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Arkan (35,915) may also be a first name.

Arkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arkan (Arabic: أركان, Hindi: अरकान, Marathi: आरकान, Oriya: ଅକର୍ନ, Russian: Аркан) is found most in Turkey. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,118th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 603,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Arkan reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Arkan is also the 24,244th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 35,915 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 6,855 people, or 1 in 11,353. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Other than Turkey this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 6 percent are found.

Arkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arkan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arkan surname rose 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Arkan last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Arkan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arkan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 49.24% more than the national average, earning $64,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.81% more than the national average, earning $60,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arıkan9146,166/
Harkan91505/
Arkhan91163/
Arkane91100/
Garkan9137/
Arkaan9115/
Arkain9113/
Earkan911/
Ayırkan83849/
Ağırkan83388/
Arıkcan83254/
Arkayın83198/
Harkane83149/
Arıkkan83108/
Harkhan8341/
Ağrıkan8323/
Arkatyn8321/
Arkaten8317/
Garkhan839/
Harkaan837/
Arzkhan833/
Arkhane832/
Arhkhan832/
Atrkhan832/
Aarkhan832/
Earkhan831/
Aarkand831/
Arkhain831/
Garkain831/
Ayrkhan831/
Ajrkhan831/
Arkhanc831/
Hairkan831/
Erkan8048,347/
Arcan802,727/
Orkan80584/
Arqan80533/
Arkon8094/
Arkanova77535/
Harkatin7722/
Harkatyn7719/
Athrkhan7716/
Ahtrkhan772/
Harkhant771/
Harkayne771/
Aatrkhan771/
Aajrkhan771/
Ajtrkhan771/
Asrrkhan771/
Harkhhan771/
Hajrkhan771/
Arcand735,616/
Arqand731,596/
Horkan73986/
Orkhan73507/
Erkhan73490/
Harcan73398/
Arcain73121/
Arkoun73117/
Arqayn7376/
Orkaan7354/
Orkand7350/
Herkan7341/
Garcan7341/
Erkaan7341/
Asrkon7339/
Arcane7327/
Erkcan7322/
Harkon7314/
Arcang7314/
Gorkan7312/
Orkane7310/
Garkon738/
Erkkan738/
Arkhon734/
Arqaan734/
Arkein733/
Arkaam732/
Arkkam732/
Harkán732/
Arcant731/
Earcan731/
Arcanc731/
Ourkan731/
Arkohn731/
Arccan731/
Arqane731/
Arkhanova7170/
Harkanova7110/
Ağırcan67900/
Arcaine6773/
Harkham6759/
Arqanne6758/
Arcayne6714/
Arcaten6711/
Archean6711/
Arıgcan679/
Horkane677/
Gourkan675/
Harcant675/
Ourkhan674/
Harkcon674/
Orkahan674/
Arcasin674/
Harkkam674/
Aurkhanova672/
Arkhein672/
Gorkain672/
Gorkhan672/
Arkocin672/
Arkoune672/
Horkhan672/
Arkkham672/
Harkkon671/
Airkhanova671/
Arkeine671/
Arcaand671/
Orkgaan671/
Arkhoon671/
Arqandh671/
Goorkan671/
Airkham671/
Arkhaim671/
Arkhong671/
Herkhan671/
Harckam670/

Arkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arkan in the Oriya language
ଅକର୍ନakarna-
Arkan in the Hindi language
अरकानarakana97.59
अर्कानarkana0.8
अर्कनarkana0.4
आर्कणarkana0.2
Arkan in the Marathi language
आरकानarakana71.7
अरकानarakana20.75
अरकनarakana5.66
Arkan in the Russian language
Арканarkan-
Arkan in the Arabic language
أركانarkan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arkan
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