Eriks Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Eriks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eriks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:961,43071,554
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Suriname191:29,0855,642
France101:6,642,272293,169
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Eriks (6,517) may also be a first name.

Eriks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eriks (Russian: Эрикс) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eriks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 455,289th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. The last name Eriks is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Eriks live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,275th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 6,517 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 961,430. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 42 percent live, Washington, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 34 percent live and Latvia, where 3 percent live.

Eriks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eriks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eriks last name grew 37,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eriks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eriks surname are 5.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eriks earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.87% more than the national average, earning $63,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ericks91266/
Geriks9111/
Eiriks9110/
Erikse913/
Jeriks912/
Heriks911/
Erriks910/
Hericks83751/
Gericks8365/
Ehricks832/
Erickse832/
Hetriks831/
Erricks831/
Erick's831/
Jericks830/
Iriks80232/
Ariks80136/
Ereks807/
Eruks803/
Oriks802/
Herricks77213/
Eijeriks7735/
Jerricks7722/
Ettricks7713/
Heericks776/
Hoericks772/
Hetricks772/
Heuricks770/
Yerricks770/
Gerics73207/
Erichs73143/
Herics7385/
Iricks7350/
Gereks738/
Oricks737/
Gerigs736/
Hiriks736/
Orieks733/
Eiríks732/
Aricks731/
Hariks731/
Eriggs731/
Erruks730/
Earics730/
Hoerricks718/
Hettricks713/
Gergics67279/
Heirigs67212/
Ehrichs67204/
Herichs6774/
Herickx6762/
Horicks6714/
Erix677/
Héricks671/
Gericsh671/
Herrigs671/
Eiríksd671/
Errichs670/
Yoricks670/
Orricks670/
Hetrics670/

Eriks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eriks in the Russian language
Эриксeriks-

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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 Eriks
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