Ekerson Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Ekerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ekerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekerson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekerson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ekerson reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ekerson is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Ekerson is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 67 percent are found, Washington, where 22 percent are found and Arizona, where 2 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Ekerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ekerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ekerson last name grew 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ekerson last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Ekerson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $51,407 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ekerson
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