Arkew Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Arkew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Arkew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arkew is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkew? popularity and diffusion

Arkew is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Arkew live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 100 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 36 percent live and Poland, where 18 percent live.

Arkew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arkew has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arkeev7313/
Harkiw733/
Orkeaw732/
Garkiw732/
Arkeva731/
Horkew731/
Arkiev731/
Arkheev6715/
Arkhiev6714/
Horkeaw675/
Harkiev673/
Oorkeaw671/
Harkevs671/
Aerkhef671/
Harchew670/
Arcev6017/
Arcef603/
Arkif602/
Orcew601/
Erkeev55146/
Arkhiv5522/
Archev5520/
Harcev5515/
Orkeev554/
Orkeva554/
Erkiev552/
Arqeeb552/
Gorkiw551/
Harchev5089/
Erkheev5016/
Archeev5013/
Horchew504/
Arkhiov502/
Harchef501/
Orkheev501/

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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 Arkew
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