Arku Surname

76,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Arku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,4721:4,938689
Liberia6571:6,710801
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Turkey661:1,179,11250,375
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Arku (538) may also be a first name.

Arku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arku (Hindi: अरकु, Marathi: आरकू) is most common in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,456th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,137,257 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Arku live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 363,474th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 538 people.

This surname is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 5,472 people, or 1 in 4,938. Apart from Ghana this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Arku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arku surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arku earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.1% more than the national average, earning $52,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $38,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harku8951/
Garku8947/
Arkou8929/
Arkuç8910/
Arkeu892/
Arkuh891/
Aurku891/
Arkusz80169/
Harkhu80109/
Arkauz8084/
Harkou8074/
Harkud8034/
Garkou8018/
Arkuch8012/
Arkkou805/
Arkoup804/
Harkui802/
Arkoud801/
Harkau801/
Arkout801/
Arkkus801/
Garkau801/
Arkouz801/
Erku752,640/
Arcu75231/
Orku7543/
Arkoush7333/
Harkusz7324/
Arkhult7319/
Harkouz733/
Arkhaus731/
Arkhust731/
Arkautz731/
Arkhush731/
Harkuus731/
Gaarkuu731/
Aharkau731/
Harkout731/
Harkuis730/
Harkuss730/
Arcus671,432/
Harkouch67204/
Arceu67118/
Árkus6786/
Erkau6785/
Orkuş6738/
Harkó6738/
Arcau6736/
Herku6734/
Orkup6727/
Erkhu6718/
Garcu6713/
Harkouss6712/
Arkoe6712/
Eirku6710/
Harcu676/
Aharkous674/
Arkoo674/
Gorku674/
Horku673/
Arcui672/
Erkku672/
Arcut672/
Arcuș672/
Arqeu671/
Orkuy671/
Orkuu671/
Erkuu671/
Orkou671/
Arqou671/
Asrkoush671/
Arcuş671/

Arku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arku in the Hindi language
अरकुaraku-
Arku in the Marathi language
आरकूaraku-

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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 Arku
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