Er Surname

4,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Er Surname User-submission:

The Er surname means 'soldier', 'man', 'private', 'ranker', and 'soon' in Turkish.

Er Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey81,4911:955129
Morocco13,1551:2,621210
Malaysia4,0381:7,304896
Bangladesh3,7851:42,1022,436
India3,6371:210,90612,586
China3,3821:404,294251
Egypt2,1051:43,6754,392
Indonesia1,0721:123,36712,435
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
France9331:71,1939,928
Nigeria5271:336,13418,303
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Afghanistan2181:147,4923,198
Belgium2171:52,9808,637
England2151:259,15420,728
Austria2141:39,7926,389
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
Taiwan1391:168,6671,475
Singapore1281:43,0291,626
Netherlands1191:141,90921,612
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Northern Cyprus871:3,667611
Canada811:454,88439,362
Denmark681:83,0118,046
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kenya481:962,08134,106
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Spain471:994,72437,216
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Norway181:285,68329,080
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Oman101:368,7975,193
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Macau31:200,543803
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Ér (20) & (1) are calculated separately.

Er (13,272) may also be a first name.

Er Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Er surname means 'soldier', 'man', 'private', 'ranker', and 'soon' in Turkish.

- mbdur

Er Last Name Facts

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

The surname Er (Georgian: ერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻳﻌﺮ, Hindi: ेर, Oriya: ଏର) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ér or . Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Er? popularity and diffusion

Er is the 4,761st most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 61,500 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Er reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 58 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Er is also the 50,557th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 13,272 people.

This surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 81,491 people, or 1 in 955. In Turkey Er is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 8 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 127 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Er Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Er surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

The amount Er earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.66% less than the national average, earning 236,495 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $56,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ér8320/
831/
Ger808,043/
Ere804,213/
Yer802,913/
Jer802,737/
Etr802,253/
Her802,036/
Erd801,293/
Erp801,201/
Erz801,095/
Err80953/
Ert80799/
Eer80796/
Ier80693/
Ehr80645/
Ear80544/
Erh80317/
Eir8062/
Eur8038/
Erő8023/
Esr8015/
Øer8011/
Ejr807/
Eyr802/
Jere67122,629/
Herr6726,619/
Heer6719,109/
Herz6719,039/
Geer6717,809/
E6714,808/
Eyre6713,865/
Herd6712,630/
Earp677,948/
Äger677,323/
Hyer674,097/
Yere673,405/
Here673,067/
Hert672,486/
Hier672,044/
Hehr672,016/
Jger671,170/
Erdt671,084/
Erre671,073/
Gerr671,010/
Heir67952/
Eğer67951/
Herp67656/
Jeer67655/
Jeur67568/
Gerő67555/
Jerz67487/
Geir67451/
Đerđ67299/
Erzh67299/
Đere67254/
Éger67253/
Eher67230/
Hear67228/
Yerr67213/
Gerh67213/
Erdő67205/
Eard67176/
Eire67159/
Eere67159/
Geyr67156/
Esre67118/
Ijer67116/
Jear67112/
Heur6785/
Yier6784/
E'Er6782/
Erhe6778/
Herh6769/
Herø6768/
Ehrp6767/
Yert6767/
Jerr6764/
Jesr6762/
Jert6757/
Éher6747/
Erpf6745/
Ieer6739/
Eare6734/
Jerd6734/
Iere6733/
Earr6730/
Iher6730/
Aaer6724/
Eerd6724/
Eert6723/
Jier6721/
Yoer6717/
Æger6715/
Jyer6712/
Eart6712/
Jeir6711/
Ehir6711/
Gerø6710/
Hejr6710/
Eehr6710/
Eair678/
Ioer677/
Øger677/
Heyr676/
Øier676/
Earh675/
Yher675/
Ertt675/
Eyrd674/
Eirp674/
Yerd674/
Jerì674/
Jerh674/
Earz673/
Eerp673/
Ehrd673/
Hjer673/
Jetr673/
Edtr673/
Ettr673/
Esrt673/
Eeer673/
Ieyr672/
Hger672/
Ejhr672/
Eyrz672/
Yehr672/
Øyer672/
Errt672/
Eetr672/
Yeyr672/
Jher672/
Ierz672/
Hesr672/
Erzr672/
Ejrh672/
Ejrt672/
Eesr672/
Eeyr672/
Ierd671/
Iesr671/
Eeir671/
Eerr671/
Gejr671/
Eirt671/
Yerh671/
Ieir671/
Jehr671/
Øeer671/
Đerd671/
Gerå671/
E'Re671/
Eejr671/
İğer671/
Eirz671/
Er'e671/
Etrr671/
Eurh671/
Yejr671/
Yerp671/
Yetr671/
Eahr671/
Eajr671/
Eirh671/
Eijr671/
Ejrp671/
Ejrr671/
Ehyr671/
Esrh671/
Etrz671/
Etrh671/
Eyrt671/
Eytr671/
Eurr671/
Eoyr671/
Erhp671/
Erjz671/
Jjer671/
Ierh671/
Ierr671/
Eird670/
Errp670/
Hher670/
Yerz670/

Er Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Er in the Georgian language
ერer-
Er in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻳﻌﺮalzyr-
Er in the Oriya language
ଏରera97.44
ଏର୍er2.56
Er in the Hindi language
ेरera94.25
एरera2.43
शेखरsekhara2.21
ेर्er0.66
ेृer0.22

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