Eker Surname

12,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Eker Surname User-submission:

Meaning: (he/she) plants.

Eker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey43,2131:1,801272
Germany3631:221,77824,859
France2491:266,75841,114
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Sweden1591:61,9294,741
England1111:501,96431,980
Belgium1101:104,51515,788
Northern Cyprus1091:2,927423
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Colombia1001:477,7416,898
Austria891:95,67913,940
Norway831:61,9558,821
Denmark661:85,5268,263
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Guernsey441:1,465311
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Romania211:956,08952,327
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Finland121:458,05828,977
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Eker (281) may also be a first name.

Eker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: (he/she) plants.

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Eker Last Name Facts

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

Eker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻴﺮ, Russian: Экер) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eker is the 12,358th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 160,444 people. Eker is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Eker live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Eker is also the 528,876th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 281 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 43,213 people, or 1 in 1,801. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Eker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eker surname expanded 498 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eker surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning 333,430 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 24.77% less than the national average, earning $17,080,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.25% more than the national average, earning $54,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $56,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecker8922,737/
Ekere8912,159/
Eaker893,356/
Jeker891,623/
Ekker891,359/
Eiker89601/
Euker89303/
Geker89300/
Heker89159/
Yeker89129/
Ieker8990/
Ekier8988/
Ekeer8945/
Oeker8925/
Ekher8922/
Ezker8921/
Đeker8919/
Ekerå8911/
Eyker898/
Aeker893/
Eeker891/
Ekeir891/
Ekear890/
Hecker8026,443/
Eicker801,995/
Jecker80993/
Hekker80653/
Heuker80599/
Eucker80519/
Eacker80421/
Geyker80421/
Heiker80221/
Iecker80218/
Hekert80218/
Eccker80152/
Hoeker80144/
Gekker80123/
Gecker8080/
Haeker8076/
Hekere8071/
Ekerdt8069/
Yecker8067/
Hekier8054/
Gieker8052/
Geeker8050/
Geiker8039/
Egkher8039/
Jekere8034/
Heyker8024/
Yekere8020/
Oecker8015/
Aecker8014/
Eykher8011/
Eekert8011/
Eškert8011/
Egåker808/
Edåker808/
Ekheir807/
Jekker807/
Egkert806/
Hieker806/
Escker806/
Ekertt806/
Jeiker805/
Heeker804/
Heaker804/
Eecker804/
Ekeire804/
Essker804/
Ekhere803/
Ekeere803/
Yekert803/
Eckker802/
Echker802/
Iekert802/
Jekert802/
Jekeer801/
Hetker801/
Ekqere801/
Ehkert801/
Eekker801/
Ekhert801/
Eikere801/
Ekesre801/
Ekerth801/
Ijeker801/
Yekher801/
Ekerdh801/
Eskere801/
Eqkerr801/
Ezkerr801/
Ekhier801/
Edkere801/
Eakere801/
Ekkier801/
Eakert800/
Hegker800/
Eycker800/
Eckere800/
Ehiker800/
Aker7521,925/
Ecer756,957/
Iker752,228/
Öker751,541/
Oker751,165/
Ekre75844/
Yker75119/
Ekir7536/
Eqer753/
Íker751/
Haecker731,307/
Hoecker731,087/
Hekkert73579/
Jeckert7369/
Eschker7365/
Heacker7364/
Eckeard7362/
Heidker7360/
Heckerd7352/
Heijker7347/
Ihekere7331/
Heicker7330/
Eshkeir7326/
Eijsker7325/
Ekkerdt7323/
Eykhert7316/
Ieckert7312/
Eckertd7311/
Geykher7310/
Hedåker7310/
Jedåker737/
Ekerová736/
Eakkerd736/
Edkerdt735/
Heckerz734/
Eedkerd734/
Eikhert734/
Heucker732/
Hiecker732/
Eadkerd732/
Heckerp731/
Echkert731/
Eackert731/
Eichker731/
Geicker731/
Giecker731/
Yeckerd731/
Ekehher731/
Eakeerd731/
Heikher731/
Hekerdt731/
Ekerdth731/
Eskerød731/
E'kerdt731/
Eidkerd731/
Ehkehrt731/
Heccker731/
Heckere731/
Ekheart730/
Eahkert730/
Haekker730/
Heakert730/
Eckeert730/
Heskert730/
Eakkert730/
Heekert730/
Heycker730/
Geheker730/
Eickerd730/
Acker6724,654/
Akher673,123/
Ocker673,020/
Akker671,916/
Haker671,843/
Ikier671,131/
Ikerd671,117/
Echer671,109/
Aaker67999/
Akier67868/
Okker67447/
Ikere67361/
Hoker67302/
Gecer67240/
Equer67213/
Icker67149/
Ikker67145/
Yoker67144/
Yekre67114/
Höker67103/
Ayker6797/
Akeer6790/
Akerø6780/
Jäker6778/
Ekire6777/
Eckheart6761/
Okier6757/
Jøker6757/
Eikre6756/
Eckerová6756/
Eckre6752/
Hecer6749/
Häker6742/
Aiker6737/
Okeer6736/
Uiker6734/
Eskir6734/
Hiker6732/
Jekir6731/
Okher6726/
Hyker6719/
Aqeer6719/
Hekerová6716/
Ikerh6715/
Ekuir6711/
Heickert679/
Eyiekere679/
Akeir679/
Ykert678/
Hekre677/
Yiker677/
Ekkerová677/
Heckerdt676/
Esqer675/
Heckhert675/
Ikher675/
Eckherdt675/
Eeqer675/
Okerr675/
Ohker674/
Jiker673/
Yeskeire673/
Akear673/
Ikeir673/
Eceer673/
Öcker673/
Ekirt673/
Akerr672/
Eckerova672/
Eacer672/
Eheikere672/
Excer672/
Heidcker671/
Eckerdth671/
Eckerrdt671/
Eckhertt671/
Eakir671/
Eecer671/
Giker671/
Akeïr671/
Ykeer671/
Eickhert671/
Ikeer671/
Ijker671/
Ikeur671/
Ioker671/
Aáker671/
Jecer671/
Jyker671/
Jõekeerd671/
Yekir671/
Ekkre671/
Ajker671/
Ejhekere671/
Akeur671/
Ykher671/
Aeqer671/
Eaedkerd671/
Heikhert671/
Heckerth671/
Heckeard670/
Heiskerr670/
Jkerd670/

Eker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eker in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺧﻴﺮakhyr-
Eker in the Russian language
Экерeker-

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Eker Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eker
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