Arkila Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arkila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4041:438,47222,538
India221:34,866,608408,224
Niger221:872,36419,806
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Arkila (348) may also be a first name.

Arkila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arkila (Arabic: اركيلي, Hindi: अर्किला, Marathi: अरिकला) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Arkila.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 650,013th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Arkila reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arkila is also the 467,354th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 348 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 438,472. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 80 percent live, Plateau, where 5 percent live and Kano, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arkkila9274/
Harkila929/
Arkilya921/
Arkilia921/
Harkkila8625/
Harkiola867/
Harkaila861/
Arcila8334,457/
Arkela83492/
Arkula83122/
Arkile8365/
Arkilo8326/
Erkila8326/
Arkili8314/
Arkilaass801/
Archila7720,302/
Erkkila77707/
Arcilia7785/
Arkiliç7730/
Arquila7714/
Aarkile7713/
Aerkela7711/
Arkilis777/
Earkula773/
Harkula772/
Erkilya772/
Arkeela771/
Aarkela771/
Errkila771/
Arkilip771/
Arcilay771/
Arcuila771/
Arcilya771/
Arkilgi771/
Arquiola71368/
Archilia71113/
Archilha71105/
Arquilas7149/
Arkhiley7128/
Harkulla7112/
Arquilha716/
Garkilee715/
Arquoila711/
Arceilla711/
Arkiliss711/
Harcilia711/
Harchila711/
Aurkulla711/
Archilea711/
Arcailla711/
Arkhelia711/
Arcela671,886/
Erkula67164/
Orkula67159/
Arcile67140/
Arkely6758/
Arcilo6734/
Erkela6722/
Orkile6716/
Orcila6710/
Arkeli673/
Arkulo671/
Erkilo671/
Orkela671/
Orkili671/
Errkhaila671/
Arqile671/
Arkyle670/
Arkele670/

Arkila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arkila in the Hindi language
अर्किलाarkila-
Arkila in the Marathi language
अरिकलाarikala-
Arkila in the Arabic language
اركيليarkyly-

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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 Arkila
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