Erekat Surname

78,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Erekat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erekat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine3,7281:1,220208
Jordan2,1481:4,117843
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Israel791:108,32412,251
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633

Erekat (13) may also be a first name.

Erekat Last Name Facts

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

Erekat is found in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erekat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,684th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,174,085 people. Erekat occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Erekat live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Levant. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 13 people.

The last name Erekat is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is held by 3,728 people, or 1 in 1,220. In Palestine Erekat is mostly found in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 95 percent reside, Jericho Governorate, where 3 percent reside and Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Palestine this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 35 percent reside and Kuwait, where 4 percent reside.

Erekat Last Name Statistics demography

Erekat earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ereikat9222/
Eirekat9211/
Erekath922/
Yerekat922/
Erekate921/
Earekat921/
Erekkath862/
Erekatte861/
Erakat83280/
Arekat83269/
Erikat8327/
Ereqat831/
Ereiqat7747/
Areekat7722/
Eriskat7715/
Arekath7710/
Areikat779/
Oreikat778/
Erzikat776/
Harekat775/
Jerikat775/
Herakat774/
Errecat772/
Arhekat772/
Erakath771/
Eraecat771/
Yerekad771/
Airekat771/
Erieqat771/
Hirekat771/
Irekath771/
Erikate771/
Areekkat7116/
Erakkath715/
Areekath712/
Hirekhat712/
Errecate711/
Arhekatt711/
Hirekath711/
Arikat671,320/
Orikat67294/
Arakat67111/
Erokot6723/
Irikat6722/
Eriqat6721/
Areekkatt6719/
Irakat6710/
Erakad677/
Erikot676/
Eracat674/
Eraqat674/
Orykat674/
Gerikaitė674/
Areekkath671/
Ireakkatt671/
Areqat671/
Arekot671/
Erakot671/

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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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  • 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 Erekat
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