Arque Surname

176,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Peru

Arque Surname User-submission:

Arquer, as well as Arqués and Arqué, are surnames of Catalan origin. Arquer means 'bowman', or 'archer'.

Arque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6961:67,1726,007
Peru6491:48,9744,198
France3481:190,87029,709
Philippines2441:414,91152,494
Argentina2101:203,54016,841
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Dominica11:75,891912
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Arqué (65) & Arquè (2) are calculated separately.

Arque (194) may also be a first name.

Arque Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Arquer, as well as Arqués and Arqué, are surnames of Catalan origin. Arquer means 'bowman', or 'archer'.

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Arque Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arque occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Arqué or Arquè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arque? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 176,950th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,013,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Arque are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Arque is also the 651,944th most common first name world-wide It is held by 194 people.

Arque is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 67,172. In Spain it is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 76 percent are found, Aragon, where 12 percent are found and Andalusia, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Spain this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 27 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Arque Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Arque earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,593 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.59% less than the national average, earning $17,573,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 27.66% less than the national average, earning $31,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arqué9365/
Arquè932/
Arques913,087/
Arqque911,580/
Arquez911,167/
Garque911,080/
Arquer91313/
Arquey91175/
Arqued91112/
Arquie91111/
Harque9117/
Arquet9111/
Aurque911/
Arqe8929/
Arqu8913/
Arinque83525/
Harquet83199/
Arquett8312/
Harques836/
D'Arque834/
Arquetz832/
Harquez832/
Arqueth832/
Harqque832/
Garqueh831/
Harquer831/
Ariñque831/
Arquuer831/
Argue802,476/
Orque802,429/
Arqui80173/
Arkue8041/
Erque805/
Arquz802/
Arqus801/
Arcue801/
Arqeh801/
Arqeu801/
Arqut800/
Aurenque7712/
Aringque771/
Arq7532/
Herque73143/
Orquez73130/
Orqque7394/
Arguea7354/
Arqeet7338/
Arquis7336/
Arqués7333/
Arquit7324/
Horque7319/
Arquiz7315/
Arqqui7312/
Arquès7312/
Hargue7310/
Arguey739/
Orquea736/
Garqui734/
Orcque732/
Oirque732/
Harqus731/
Arquoi731/
Orques731/
Orquie731/
Orkque731/
Garcue731/
Aurgue731/
Arggue731/
Arquid731/
Orquet730/
Arce67292,589/
Arke671,146/
Arcq67293/
Arquitt67193/
Horqque67154/
Arcouet6791/
Argouet6753/
Arqi6737/
Arzq6712/
Aarq678/
Horques677/
Harq676/
Horquez674/
Atrq672/
Ayrq672/
Ajrq672/
Gaurgue671/
Harguhe671/
Airquip671/
Arquijd671/
Argueea671/
Gorquee671/
Ourques671/
Herrque671/
Orquezz671/
Harqees671/
Harquit671/
Garggue671/
Arquish671/
Arqt671/
Orqu671/
Erqe671/
Arqg671/
Arqj671/
Arqs671/
Arrq671/
Argq671/
Arhq671/
Arenqui671/
Arquait670/
Arquist670/
Arquoit670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arque
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