Arks Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Arks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Arks (24) may also be a first name.
Arks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arks (Russian: Аркс) occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Arks.
How Common Is The Last Name Arks? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Arks is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Arks live; 33 percent live in East Asia and 33 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used forename globally It is held by 24 people.
Arks is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Tainan City, where 100 percent live. Apart from Taiwan this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harks | 89 | 610 | / |
| Arksh | 89 | 14 | / |
| Airks | 89 | 6 | / |
| Garks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Argks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Arcks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Earks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aerks | 89 | 0 | / |
| Harcks | 80 | 13 | / |
| Earkst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Harrks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Haarks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Harkst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Erks | 75 | 379 | / |
| Args | 75 | 122 | / |
| Arkz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Orks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Arqs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garcs | 67 | 877 | / |
| Erksh | 67 | 785 | / |
| Horks | 67 | 193 | / |
| Archs | 67 | 177 | / |
| Gorks | 67 | 76 | / |
| Harkx | 67 | 52 | / |
| Herks | 67 | 47 | / |
| Orkås | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gargs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Harcs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayrgs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orksz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arzqs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orkhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hargs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurgs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arckx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arqus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eirks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ercks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harkz | 67 | 0 | / |
Arks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arks in the Russian language | ||
| Аркс | arks | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Arks
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis