Surname ארקן (Ercan 
, Arkan 
, ארקן 
) , globally, is a widespread last name. The family name ארקן is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is a common surname, Iraq, where it is quite a common surname, and Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Turkey, Indonesia, and Iraq. Likewise, ארקן is the forename as well as the last name.