Cognomen ארקין (Erkin 
, Arkin 
, ארקין ) , across the world, is quite a common surname. The surname ארקין is characteristic of North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, and Turkey. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Turkey, the United States, and Israel. Also, ארקין is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Erkin | Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, United States |
| Arkin | Turkey, China, United States, India, Israel |
| ארקין | Israel |
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גילה ארקין Israeli model, IL (b. 1938) |
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| ג'וקי ארקין IL (b. 1933) |
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| גליה ארקין IL (b. 1938) |
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| ישעיהו ארקין full professor, biochemistry, the hebrew U, IL (b. 1965) |
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| איתי ארקין Israeli association football player, IL (b. 1988) |
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