Ericek Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ericek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ericek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Eriçek (791) are calculated separately.

Ericek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ericek is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Eriçek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ericek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ericek is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Ericek live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 328,517. In Switzerland Ericek is primarily found in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 36 percent reside, Canton of Solothurn, where 32 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 24 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 38 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eriçek94791/
Jericek927/
Erickcek868/
Gerichek864/
Erişek83211/
Erecek83203/
Ericik834/
Erisek832/
Herischek8026/
Jiricek77252/
Jeriček7746/
Iricsek7728/
Erickec7716/
Jerisek772/
Herycek771/
Hergizek711/
Jirichek711/
Girichek711/
Jereceek711/
Jairicek711/
Yricheck710/
Erişik67846/
Heryschek6729/
Erešic6723/
Hereycsek6712/
Erisik6710/
Erikec676/
Irišek676/
Jereczeck672/
Erekik671/
Irizek671/
Irisek671/
Jeresczek671/

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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 Ericek
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