Arqawi Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Arqawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arqawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine2261:20,1283,199
Jordan1791:49,3994,995
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Arqawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arqawi (Arabic: عرقاوي) is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arqawi? popularity and diffusion

Arqawi is the 672,867th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. Arqawi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arqawi are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Levant.

It is most frequent in Palestine, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 20,128. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Jenin Governorate, where 93 percent reside, Nablus Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Besides Palestine it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 40 percent reside and Kuwait, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arqawy8374/
Arkawi8326/
Arqabi835/
Arqawa831/
Erqawi831/
Harkawi772/
Arkawai771/
Harkawij716/
Arkawy6721/
Arcavi676/
Arkavi675/
Arcawa674/
Arkawa672/
Arkawe672/

Arqawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arqawi in the Arabic language
عرقاويrqawy-

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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
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  • 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 Arqawi
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