Erkak Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Erkak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Erkak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Iran21:38,391,262236,033

Erkak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkak occurs most in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkak? popularity and diffusion

Erkak is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Erkak live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Erkak is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,537,337. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Samsun Province, where 95 percent live and Kirsehir Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Turkey it is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arkak80393/
Erkok8010/
Orkak803/
Erkac802/
Ercak801/
Gercak73151/
Erkoke7328/
Yerkok7322/
Hercak735/
Herkok731/
Harkak731/
Arkhak731/
Erkagh731/
Jerkhag677/
Jercaks673/
Yerkhok671/
Jearkok671/
Giercak671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Erkak
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