Erika Surname
Approximately 5,129 people bear this surname
Erika Surname User-submission:
Erika is a German surname, which means 'heather'.
Erika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,450 | 1:53,979 | 5,996 |
| Kenya | 682 | 1:67,712 | 6,482 |
| Kiribati | 385 | 1:295 | 53 |
| United States | 270 | 1:1,342,440 | 93,444 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Brazil | 107 | 1:2,000,695 | 63,541 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| Hungary | 73 | 1:134,470 | 12,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Uganda | 54 | 1:722,950 | 35,796 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Iran | 48 | 1:1,599,636 | 62,090 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Colombia | 32 | 1:1,492,940 | 10,821 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Slovakia | 25 | 1:213,458 | 34,691 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 1:303,459 | 16,246 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Érika (15) & Èrika (1) are calculated separately.
Erika (1,837,295) may also be a first name.
Erika Surname Meaning
Erika Demographics
Erika Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Erika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erika (Arabic: إِريكا, Georgian: ერიკა, Hindi: एरिका, Marathi: एरीका, Oriya: ଏରିକା, Russian: Эрика) is found most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as a variant: Érika or Èrika. Click here for further possible spellings of Erika.
How Common Is The Last Name Erika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 93,099th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,420,851 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Erika are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Erika is also the 354th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,837,295 people.
The last name Erika is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,450 people, or 1 in 53,979. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 15 percent live, Central Java, where 13 percent live and West Sumatra, where 11 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Kiribati, where 8 percent live.
Erika Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Erika has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 27,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Erika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Erika last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Erika surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Erika earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $22,583,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning $36,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.84% less than the national average, earning $30,386 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Erika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erika in the Georgian language | ||
| ერიკა | erika | - |
| Erika in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏରିକା | erika | - |
| Erika in the Hindi language | ||
| एरिका | erika | 85.71 |
| एरीका | erika | 9.52 |
| ऐरिका | airika | 4.76 |
| Erika in the Marathi language | ||
| एरीका | erika | 40 |
| हॅरी | heri | 20 |
| एसीका | esika | 20 |
| इरीका | irika | 20 |
| Erika in the Russian language | ||
| Эрика | erika | - |
| Erika in the Arabic language | ||
| إِريكا | airyka | - |
| لاريكا | laryka | - |
| إريكا | aryka | - |
| اريكا | aryka | - |
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