Arkian Surname

252,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arkian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,3571:56,5836,172
Indonesia1851:714,86155,312
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arkian (258) may also be a first name.

Arkian Last Name Facts

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

Arkian has its highest incidence in Iran. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arkian is the 252,918th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,659,556 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Arkian live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 554,411th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 258 people.

The surname Arkian is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 1,357 people, or 1 in 56,583. In Iran Arkian is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent live, Kerman Province, where 12 percent live and Qazvin Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkian922/
Arkhian921/
Arkiam8310/
Arkyan833/
Arquian774/
Gorkian774/
Archian773/
Garkyan772/
Ahrchian7117/
Arquiane711/
Arqion671/
Erqian671/
Orkjan671/
Arquion62507/
Archean6211/
Orkyaan624/
Garcían621/
Arkjohn621/
Archihon5721/
Arzquyan571/
Horchian571/
Hoorchian531/
Herkyhein530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Arkian
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