Arqa Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran811:947,93244,636
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Arqa (114) may also be a first name.

Arqa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arqa is most common in Iran. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arqa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Arqa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Arqa live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arqa is also the 877,214th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 114 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 947,932. In Iran it is most common in: Zanjan Province, where 26 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 20 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found and Lebanon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arqua8942/
Arqaz899/
Arqqa899/
Arqah892/
Arqoa891/
Arqaa891/
Arqaj891/
Arqas891/
Arqat891/
Arqad891/
Arqash80122/
Arquaz8061/
Harqas803/
Harqat802/
Earqah802/
Arqach801/
Garqua801/
Arqqas801/
Arquas801/
Arca7520,620/
Arka757,286/
Erqa751/
Arqo751/
Garquah736/
Arquait730/
Garca6729,291/
Arcas677,692/
Arcay673,709/
Garka671,898/
Harka67945/
Arkaç67859/
Arkha67264/
Harca67256/
Arcea67235/
Arcaz67217/
Arkah67147/
Arcai67125/
Arkai6771/
Arcat6769/
Arcau6736/
Arzka6733/
Aarka6720/
Arkay6716/
Arcad6714/
Arcaş679/
Arkaa679/
Arkca678/
Arkka677/
Aurka676/
Arcca675/
Arcoa675/
Arrka673/
Arquà673/
Arcaș672/
Arrca672/
Aurca672/
Arcah672/
Herqa672/
Aarca671/
Arqeu671/
Earca671/
Earka671/
Arkea671/
Arkaj671/
Arqop671/
Arcaj671/
Arqou671/

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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 Arqa
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