Arp Surname

65,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Arp Surname User-submission:

The Arp surname originated from Dutch, Danish, or North German culture, from the personal name Arp, which is derived from the word erp, meaning 'dark brown' in Middle Low German.

Arp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6441:78,0498,915
Germany1,3741:58,5927,559
Samoa4461:435106
Netherlands3201:52,7729,048
Denmark2021:27,9442,891
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Pakistan881:2,030,04419,416
Chile671:262,9327,829
South Africa591:918,26658,838
India311:24,744,045333,161
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England121:4,643,172139,951
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:100,84110,216

Arp (188) may also be a first name.

Arp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Arp surname originated from Dutch, Danish, or North German culture, from the personal name Arp, which is derived from the word erp, meaning 'dark brown' in Middle Low German.

- parp

The Arp surname derived from the German Erp, meaning 'brown'.

- derberner

Arp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arp (Hindi: आर्प) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,331st most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 953,742 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Arp live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Arp is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,644 people, or 1 in 78,049. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Tennessee, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Arp occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and Samoa, where 6 percent live.

Arp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arp surname grew 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arp last name are 29.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Arp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 520.34% more than the national average, earning R 1,474,160 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $47,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harp8620,211/
Earp867,948/
Arps861,752/
Arpe861,391/
Garp86210/
Arph8622/
Arpp8622/
Asrp862/
Atrp861/
Aurp861/
Aerp861/
Aarp861/
Arrp861/
Arhp861/
Ar8065,875/
Harpe752,745/
Harps751,095/
Arppe75233/
Harpf75228/
Earps75173/
Șarpe75136/
Harpp75130/
Harpt75100/
Hearp7591/
Arpfe7517/
Garph7515/
Asrph7514/
Airep753/
Aurpe752/
Arpsh752/
Arphe752/
Ajrpz752/
Ågarp751/
Harph751/
Aarpe751/
Earpe751/
Harrp751/
Aharp751/
Ajrps751/
Haarp750/
Air6728,402/
Are6720,472/
Har6717,511/
Art6715,374/
Gar6713,414/
Ard6710,503/
Asr676,846/
Ayr675,361/
Aar674,005/
Arh671,978/
Ahr671,933/
Aur671,863/
Arz671,851/
Erp671,201/
Arr671,039/
Ear67544/
Ajr67360/
Arb67347/
Arpova67178/
Hearps67162/
Orp67143/
Atr67133/
D'Arpe6764/
Arv6729/
Harpsø6711/
Arı6710/
Arpová673/
Harrps673/
Arì672/
Aharpe672/
Ağr671/
Harppe671/
Airepe671/
Haurph670/
Gaurpp670/

Arp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arp in the Hindi language
आर्पarpa-

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