Erek Surname

126,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Erek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,4081:22,8352,641
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Northern Cyprus331:9,6672,436
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Wales51:618,90625,852
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Erek (782) may also be a first name.

Erek Last Name Facts

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

Erek (Bengali: এরেক, Russian: Ерек) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Erek.

How Common Is The Last Name Erek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,021st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,019,270 people. The last name Erek is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Erek reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Erek is also the 293,371st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 782 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 3,408 people, or 1 in 22,835. In Turkey Erek is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 7 percent reside and Mardin Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.

Erek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erek surname expanded 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerek891,772/
Herek891,133/
Đerek89820/
Ereke89819/
Eğrek89470/
Eurek89194/
Yerek89176/
Ereck89143/
Eyrek89137/
Erzek89127/
Eriek8974/
Ehrek8969/
Jerek8944/
Errek8935/
Ergek8912/
Erekh892/
Ierek891/
Eerek891/
Ereek891/
Eirek891/
Oerek891/
Ereak891/
Ereik891/
Ejrek891/
Yeyrek80796/
Herejk80157/
Hereck80141/
Ehreke80125/
Yereke8098/
Hereke8065/
Herzek8059/
Heriek8051/
Gerrek8027/
Gergek8023/
Yereck8015/
Jerzek8015/
Jereck808/
Jereke807/
Herrek805/
Gerekh802/
Herekh802/
Yerrek801/
Jherek801/
Ejreik801/
Eirzek801/
Eureik801/
Gehrek801/
Jerrek801/
Hereak801/
Hereik801/
Geirek801/
Erecke801/
Eitrek801/
Etreek801/
Geerek801/
Ereake801/
Erreck800/
Erik7510,252/
Irek754,077/
Örek751,281/
Ereg75935/
Arek75920/
Ereq75400/
Eryk75144/
Orek75136/
Erex7525/
Erec7522/
Yrek751/
Ehrecke73399/
Eurieck7312/
Erekova739/
Ijereke734/
Herreck733/
Yerecke732/
Giereyk732/
Hereike732/
Hetreck731/
Earreck731/
Hägerek731/
Iereuck731/
Aerreak731/
Herreke730/
Hereick730/
Jerecke730/
Herzeck730/
Yereick730/
Erick6721,674/
Harek672,389/
Orekh671,308/
Gerik671,203/
Iğrek671,066/
Gereg67870/
Ahrek67829/
Erzik67711/
Geryk67641/
Erike67569/
Ireke67373/
Yorek67342/
Herik67337/
Girek67318/
Yerex67315/
Oriek67298/
Öğrek67288/
Erikh67276/
Heryk67214/
Horek67196/
Jirek67194/
Oreck67185/
Etryk67180/
Eerik67163/
Herec67134/
Yeryk67126/
Jerik6798/
Eyrik6796/
Jerec6787/
Yerik6784/
Irrek6783/
Airek6751/
Ariek6749/
Đereg6742/
Erieg6735/
Arekh6735/
Jereg6730/
Erekhova6723/
Jírek6721/
Eregh6718/
Hyrek6717/
Iyrek6717/
Jreik6716/
Ergik6716/
Yerec6716/
Yereg6715/
Ňorek6715/
Aarek6714/
Eurik6713/
Ereac6713/
Irzek6712/
Ireak6711/
Eriok6711/
Hereg6710/
Hýrek6710/
Eirik679/
Yirek678/
Ireck678/
Erykh678/
Arhek677/
Errik675/
Ierik674/
Eryck674/
Esreg674/
Hirek674/
Esryk674/
Erayk674/
Ayrek673/
Areck673/
Areek673/
Jerex673/
Jeryk673/
Jyrek673/
Orrek673/
Erzyk673/
Ehrik672/
Ergeg672/
Erzeg672/
Oreek672/
Eraik672/
Erreg672/
Herekova672/
Irekh671/
E'Rik671/
Eirec671/
Eerec671/
Ereeg671/
Erjhk671/
Aerec671/
Yreck671/
Aerik671/
Herýk671/
Herex671/
Jrekh671/
Oreyk671/
Yreik671/
Eriec671/
Erikc671/
Eherecke671/
Eğrik671/
Erzec671/
Earex671/
Earik671/
Jriek671/
Eyrec671/
Areik671/
Iirek671/
Eryke670/
Oreak670/
Ereig670/
Ehreg670/
Jreck670/
Iriek670/
Yreek670/

Erek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erek in the Bengali language
এরেকereka-
Erek in the Russian language
Ерекerek-

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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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  • 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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