Cognomen ארביל (Erbil 
, ארביל 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The family name ארביל is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare surname, Malta, and Turkey, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Iraq, Turkey, and Germany. Very seldom, ארביל is the forename as well as the last name.