Arpa Surname

31,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Latvia

Arpa Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Arpa river Arpa in Armenia.

Arpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,2441:14,8401,844
Latvia5,1661:39714
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
Philippines9641:105,01918,280
Spain5021:93,1327,767
Indonesia4231:312,64627,561
Italy2921:209,44129,795
Papua New Guinea1881:43,3715,314
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Peru1341:237,19510,049
Bolivia1011:105,1134,073
Malta901:4,781330
Canada761:484,81041,569
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
England271:2,063,63279,942
Northern Cyprus261:12,2703,169
France261:2,554,720189,486
Austria251:340,61736,996
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
India161:47,941,586492,263
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Árpa (127) are calculated separately.

Arpa (6,581) may also be a first name.

Arpa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Arpa river Arpa in Armenia.

- arpa

The surname Arpa means 'barley' in Turkish.

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Arpa Last Name Facts

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

Arpa (Bengali: অর্পা, Hindi: अरपा, Oriya: ଅପର୍ା, Russian: Арпа) is found most in Turkey. It can also occur in the variant forms: Árpa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arpa is the 31,915th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 436,014 people. The surname Arpa is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Arpa reside; 31 percent reside in Northern Europe and 31 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Arpa is also the 80,751st most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,581 people.

This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 5,244 people, or 1 in 14,840. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent live, Mardin Province, where 9 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 31 percent live and Bangladesh, where 18 percent live.

Arpa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arpa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arpa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arpa surname are 28.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Arpa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 50.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,634 per year; in United States they earn 29.92% more than the national average, earning $56,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Árpa92127/
Arpat891,525/
Arpah891,104/
Arpaç891,083/
Aurpa89992/
Arpağ89974/
Harpa89591/
Arpay89466/
Arpas89370/
Garpa89308/
Arpaz89241/
Arpad89180/
Arpha8957/
Arpai8953/
Arpaş8951/
Arpea8946/
Earpa895/
Arppa894/
Arpap894/
Arpau892/
Arrpa891/
Aerpa891/
Airpa891/
Arpaia803,219/
Harpaz801,354/
D'Arpa80969/
Arpaiz80420/
Harpas80148/
Harpau80135/
Arpaya80133/
Arpaat8091/
Airepa8084/
Harpah8039/
Garpah8033/
Arpaja8029/
Garpai8026/
Arpaut8023/
Harpea8022/
Arpais8020/
Arphai8017/
Arphat8013/
Arpeau8010/
Harpat806/
Arpayz805/
Arhpat804/
Garpha803/
Harpad802/
Garpay802/
Arphaj801/
Harppa801/
Arpaid801/
Arphad801/
Arphaz801/
Garpea801/
Garpaa801/
Arpass801/
Arpaih801/
Arpatt800/
Arpi753,912/
Orpa753,060/
Arpe751,391/
Erpa75387/
Arpo75169/
Arpy7572/
Arpí754/
Harpash7332/
Airpach739/
Arpasch736/
Arpahad735/
Harpaha732/
Aarphat731/
Garpeah731/
Arphaud731/
Aurpach730/
Harpe672,745/
Orpha671,298/
Harpy67590/
Arpáš67453/
Arpie67374/
Erpay67322/
Arppe67233/
Arphi67210/
Harpi67183/
Arpit67147/
Șarpe67136/
Orpaz67108/
Eerpa6799/
Arpey6796/
Garpo6786/
Garpi6779/
Gorpa6770/
Garpe6764/
Arpis6739/
Arpio6739/
Arper6738/
Orpah6735/
Arpei6729/
Arpee6729/
Arpez6729/
Arpes6726/
Orpay6725/
Harpo6724/
Orpaa6722/
Arpfe6717/
Arpot6715/
Herpa6712/
Arppi6712/
Arppo6711/
Erpah679/
Erpai679/
Erpea676/
Orpea676/
Arpás676/
Erppa675/
Horpa675/
Arpoh674/
Aurpi674/
Arpet673/
Eirpa673/
Aurpe672/
Garpy672/
Arphe672/
Orpas672/
Arpoo672/
Earpe671/
Eurpa671/
Erpha671/
Aarpe671/
Aarpi671/
Arpeh671/
Ourpa671/
Harpă671/
Aarpo671/
Aurpy671/
Arhpi671/
Arpfi671/
Arpiz671/
Arpos671/
Arpou671/
Arpho671/
Arphy671/

Arpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arpa in the Bengali language
অর্পাarpa-
Arpa in the Oriya language
ଅପର୍ାapara72.37
ଅପapa18.42
ଆପର୍ାapara3.95
ଅରପାarapa2.63
ଅରୁପାarupa1.32
Arpa in the Hindi language
अरपाarapa40
आरपाarapa33.33
अर्पाarpa26.67
Arpa in the Russian language
Арпаarpa-

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