Erceau Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Erceau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erceau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2991:222,15034,463
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Erceau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erceau is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erceau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 887,624th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Erceau are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 222,150. In France Erceau is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 74 percent live, Île-de-France, where 12 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent live. Beside France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerceau921/
Ercau918/
Orceau83104/
Arceau8321/
Erca80107/
Jerchau7743/
Gerzeau7716/
Hercaud7710/
Yerjeau771/
Ercia731,253/
Jerca73315/
Erkau7385/
Herca7338/
Ercha7327/
Ercap7314/
Gerca738/
Ercat735/
Ercas733/
Ertca731/
Earca731/
Orceu731/
Yerca731/
Ercah731/
Heurzeau7122/
Geerseau7121/
Jercha67422/
Hercia67356/
Herzau67223/
Gercia67172/
Hercha6747/
Hircau6734/
Arseau6725/
Erjauz6725/
Hersca6712/
Ersaud677/
Hercsa676/
Earcia676/
Erchou675/
Ercout675/
Ertcha672/
Gercha672/
Yercha672/
Arzeau672/
Erchad671/
Erssau671/
Ijerca671/
Hercas671/
Hersau671/
Hercza671/
Gercìa671/
Gercka670/
Erkaut670/
Herkau670/

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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
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  • 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 Erceau
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