Arkas Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Greece

Arkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Greece661:167,87627,244
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Israel421:203,75319,703
India261:29,502,515369,827
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Arkas (96) may also be a first name.

Arkas Last Name Facts

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

Arkas (Georgian: არკას, Marathi: आरकस, Russian: Аркас) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arkas is the 804,502nd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Arkas live; 35 percent live in North Africa and 35 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Arkas is also the 968,397th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 96 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 19 percent are found and Turkey, where 14 percent are found.

Arkas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arkas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arkas last name grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arkas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arkas are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Arkas earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkas91853/
Arkash9119/
Arkais9118/
Aarkas914/
Garkas914/
Arkasz912/
Arkaas910/
Garkajs8337/
Harkash8317/
Harkass836/
Asrkash834/
Garkays831/
Ajrkash831/
Harkase831/
Arkhaus831/
Arkcase831/
Aarkash831/
Harkats831/
Harckas830/
Hearkas830/
Arcas807,692/
Arkaç80859/
Arkaz80541/
Orkas8070/
Arkos8068/
Erkas8067/
Arqas801/
Arkasova7739/
Harkhash775/
Harkasse771/
Garcas73202/
Arqash73122/
Arkauz7384/
Arcaus7362/
Gorkas7322/
Arcais7322/
Arkoos7313/
Harkos738/
Harkaz738/
Horkas737/
Arkous736/
Herkas735/
Harcas735/
Ourkas734/
Harqas733/
Arkose733/
Arcase732/
Arkoss732/
Arquas731/
Arcass731/
Orkash731/
Arkaiz731/
Arqqas731/
Eurkas731/
Arkois730/
Arkashova71164/
Asrkhasht712/
Arkhasova712/
Arkausova711/
Harkous671,279/
Arkoosh6795/
Harkach6748/
Gorkash6739/
Arkoush6733/
Harkatz6717/
Harkacz6716/
Garcais6711/
Herkash675/
Erkhais674/
Arcasse672/
Oerkash672/
Garcìas672/
Arkache672/
Garkosh671/
Garkuos671/
Gorkhas671/
Arkeise671/
Hairkhasht671/
Arkautz671/
Herkass671/
Erkhays671/
Harkashova671/
Harcast670/

Arkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arkas in the Georgian language
არკასarkas-
Arkas in the Marathi language
आरकसarakasa-
Arkas in the Russian language
Аркасarkas-

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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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  • 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 Arkas
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