Ekrem Surname

179,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Norway

Ekrem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekrem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,5461:50,3374,982
Norway3351:15,3501,829
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England601:928,63447,428
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Austria291:293,63633,260
North Macedonia221:95,5218,471
Northern Cyprus201:15,9514,166
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Ekrem (112,931) may also be a first name.

Ekrem Last Name Facts

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

Ekrem (Arabic: عكرم, Hindi: इकराम, Russian: Экрем) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekrem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,201st most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,060,708 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Ekrem reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Ekrem is also the 9,112th most frequently held forename globally, held by 112,931 people.

The surname Ekrem is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,546 people, or 1 in 50,337. In Turkey Ekrem is most common in: Sakarya Province, where 17 percent reside, Kocaeli Province, where 17 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Ekrem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ekrem last name are 18.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ekrem earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning 316,913 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eikrem91938/
Eckrem9142/
Ekreem917/
Ekreme912/
Ekraem912/
Ekriem911/
Hekrem911/
Ekrheim8354/
Akrem80680/
Ikrem806/
Okrem805/
Ecrem803/
Ekrim802/
Ekremova774/
Ekremová773/
Akhrem73542/
Ikroem7342/
Akreem7334/
Okhrem7331/
Akream737/
Ekraim736/
Akreim732/
Aekrim731/
Ikriem731/
Akriem731/
Hakreem671/

Ekrem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekrem in the Hindi language
इकरामikarama-
Ekrem in the Russian language
Экремekrem-
Ekrem in the Arabic language
عكرمkrm-

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