Eekers Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Eekers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eekers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eekers Last Name Facts

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

Eekers is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Eekers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eekers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eekers is the 2,034,059th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Eekers are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 241,245. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 79 percent are found, Limburg, where 13 percent are found and Utrecht, where 7 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Eekers Last Name Statistics demography

Eekers earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 127.95% more than the national average, earning R 541,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekers91465/
Eckers831,045/
Ekkers83226/
Eakers83161/
Hekers83146/
Eikers8339/
Eukers8333/
Eskers8331/
Ekerås8314/
Eykers838/
Heckers77639/
Hekkers77337/
Heukers77209/
Eickers77122/
Heykers7757/
Eyckers7710/
Oeckers771/
Oehkers771/
Eackers771/
Eikerst771/
Ueckers771/
Hoekers771/
Eckeers770/
Heikers770/
Hiekers770/
Ekherst770/
Yeckers770/
Akers7337,507/
Okers7320/
Ikers7310/
Ecers731/
Eskrs731/
Ekirs730/
Heijkers71144/
Hedåkers712/
Heyckers712/
Eicheers711/
Hieckers710/
Ackers672,834/
Okkers671,100/
Ockers67582/
Akkers67399/
Yokers6782/
Iokers6758/
Heijckers6749/
Echers6744/
D'Hoekers6742/
Ekerce6740/
Ikkers6722/
Aukers6710/
Hakers6710/
Aikers678/
Aakers673/
Ohkers672/
Eykars671/
Akersh671/
D'Heckers671/
Hykers671/
Hikers670/
Eikeherst670/
Aykers670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eekers
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