Arnkjær Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Arnkjær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Arnkjær Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Greenland111:5,125525
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Arnkjær Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arnkjær is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnkjær? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Arnkjær reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Arnkjær is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 108,552. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 58 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 25 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Denmark it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Greenland, where 17 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arnkärr718/
Aarenker671/
Harinkere636/
Harinkhere5932/
Arincer5730/
Erenker5711/
Örnåker573/
Hernker571/
Orinker571/
Harencher501/

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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 Arnkjær
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