Erek Surname
Approximately 3,609 people bear this surname
Erek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,408 | 1:22,835 | 2,641 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Northern Cyprus | 33 | 1:9,667 | 2,436 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Erek (782) may also be a first name.
Erek Demographics
Average Erek Salary in
United States
$58,819 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Erek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erek (Bengali: এরেক, Russian: Ерек) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Erek.
How Common Is The Last Name Erek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 126,021st most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,019,270 people. The last name Erek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Erek are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Erek is also the 293,371st most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 782 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 3,408 people, or 1 in 22,835. In Turkey Erek is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 7 percent reside and Mardin Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.
Erek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Erek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Erek surname increased 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Erek Last Name Statistics demography
Erek earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.32% more than the national average, earning $58,819 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Erek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erek in the Bengali language | ||
| এরেক | ereka | - |
| Erek in the Russian language | ||
| Ерек | erek | - |
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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 Erek
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