Arq Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Arq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Arq (267) may also be a first name.

Arq Last Name Facts

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

Arq occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Arq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arq is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arq live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 544,256th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 267 people.

It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Arq is primarily found in: Golestan Province, where 94 percent are found and Fars Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 22 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arcq86293/
Arqe8629/
Arqu8613/
Arzq8612/
Aarq868/
Harq866/
Ajrq862/
Ayrq862/
Atrq862/
Arhq861/
Argq861/
Arrq861/
Arqs861/
Arqg861/
Aerq861/
Arqt861/
Arque752,418/
Harcq75115/
Arquz752/
Arqus751/
Gargq751/
Arqut750/
Arc676,811/
Ark672,997/
Arqque671,580/
Arg67257/
Orq6746/
Arx6743/
Harque6717/
Erq679/
Aurque671/
Harqus671/

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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 Arq
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