Erić Surname

65,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Erić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5,1391:1,390195
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,1921:1,613248
Croatia1951:21,6854,513
Slovenia751:33,1696,528
Montenegro261:24,5992,362
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Eric (159,043), Eriç (501), Erič (21) & Éric (23) are calculated separately.

Erić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erić is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Eric, Eriç, Erič or Éric. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,383rd most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 954,617 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Erić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is carried by 5,139 people, or 1 in 1,390. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Belgrade, where 22 percent are found, Mačva District, where 13 percent are found and Moravica District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Serbia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 29 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eric92159,043/
Eriç92501/
Erič9221/
Đerić893,339/
Herić891,230/
Gerić89896/
Ergić89324/
Ðerić896/
Éric8323/
Đerzić80346/
Hergić8041/
Heroić8025/
Eriz75955/
Irić75376/
Arić7571/
Orić7527/
Erićová733/
Đorić674,646/
Erich672,485/
Eiriz671,050/
Heric67713/
Heriz67578/
Horić67544/
Ereiz67467/
Herič67336/
Gerič67265/
Hereć67120/
Erici67115/
Oraić6774/
Itrić6766/
Jirić6752/
Eritz6735/
Harić6734/
Girić6734/
Ereci6730/
Erric6728/
Heryć6712/
Ieric6711/
Erzic677/
Earic675/
Đarić674/
Ehric674/
Eiric673/
Eriez672/
Eroic671/
Eyriz671/
Đerič671/
Erits671/
Eriec671/
Ehriz671/
Eeric671/
Eraiz671/
Ejriz671/
Eroiz671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Erić
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