Ercken Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ercken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ercken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium711:161,92522,307
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ercken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ercken is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ercken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ercken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ercken reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Ercken is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 161,925. In Belgium Ercken is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gercken92662/
Erken9115,883/
Ercen91116/
Geercken86164/
Gehrcken8611/
Herckent861/
Gerken8314,473/
Herken83402/
Erchen8350/
Arcken8335/
Yercen8334/
Gercen8324/
Yerken8315/
Hercen834/
Jerken834/
Erkoen832/
Orcken831/
Erkeen831/
Aerken831/
Errken830/
Ercn801/
Geerken77873/
Herchen77236/
Ehrchen7751/
Harcken7724/
Jerchen774/
Hearken773/
Oercuen772/
Erkenne772/
Gherken771/
Gerckin771/
Eirchen771/
Heurken771/
Geirken770/
Herrken770/
Herckin770/
Gircken770/
Erkin736,977/
Örken73480/
Irken73408/
Ercin73236/
Arken73171/
Orken73121/
Erkyn73109/
Ercün7350/
Erkén7319/
Erkün732/
Ircen731/
Erkenova712,426/
Herrchen71109/
Herkenne7155/
Geehrken712/
Jerkenne712/
Geerckin711/
Hierchen710/
Gerkin671,271/
Erkina671,091/
Harken67954/
Gercin67192/
Orkeen67187/
Jerkin67125/
Erkyna67122/
Yerkin67102/
Horken6737/
Girken6727/
Arkeen6723/
Erchin6711/
Ierkin6710/
Herkin679/
Irchen679/
Iorken676/
Hercin676/
Yercin673/
Jercin673/
Herkyn672/
Yerkenova672/
Aarken672/
Yorken672/
Aerkin671/
Arckin671/
Erkünt671/
Earcin671/
Orkien671/
Ergkin671/
Errkem671/

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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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  • 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 Ercken
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