All over the world, ארקוס (Arkus 
, ארקוס 
) is quite a rare male forename. The forename ארקוס is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a rare boy's name, China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Indonesia, China, and India. Very seldom, ארקוס is the last name as well as the forename.