Eker Surname
Approximately 45,421 people bear this surname
Eker Surname User-submission:
Meaning: (he/she) plants.
Eker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 43,213 | 1:1,801 | 272 |
| Germany | 363 | 1:221,778 | 24,859 |
| France | 249 | 1:266,758 | 41,114 |
| United States | 204 | 1:1,776,759 | 116,838 |
| Sweden | 159 | 1:61,929 | 4,741 |
| England | 111 | 1:501,964 | 31,980 |
| Belgium | 110 | 1:104,515 | 15,788 |
| Northern Cyprus | 109 | 1:2,927 | 423 |
| Netherlands | 108 | 1:156,363 | 23,208 |
| Colombia | 100 | 1:477,741 | 6,898 |
| Austria | 89 | 1:95,679 | 13,940 |
| Norway | 83 | 1:61,955 | 8,821 |
| Denmark | 66 | 1:85,526 | 8,263 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Romania | 21 | 1:956,089 | 52,327 |
| Slovenia | 18 | 1:138,204 | 13,237 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Eker (281) may also be a first name.
Eker Surname Meaning
Eker Demographics
Average Eker Salary in
United States
$54,474 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻴﺮ, Russian: Экер) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eker? popularity and diffusion
Eker is the 12,358th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 160,444 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Eker are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 528,876th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 281 people.
The surname Eker is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 43,213 people, or 1 in 1,801. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Eker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Eker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 Democrats than The US average, with 92.86% being 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
Eker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eker in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺧﻴﺮ | akhyr | - |
| Eker in the Russian language | ||
| Экер | eker | - |
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Eker Reference & Research
Acker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Eker
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