Erkalan Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Erkalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1571:495,67828,259
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erkalan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkalan is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkalan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Erkalan are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 495,678. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Afyonkarahisar Province, where 15 percent live, Ankara Province, where 13 percent live and Usak Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Turkey Erkalan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkaslan93267/
Arkalan863/
Erkolan861/
Arkalian801/
Arcalan7112/
Erceylan67609/
Arcalean67189/
Arkelian6790/
Arkelyan6723/
Erkolein676/
Arkelain674/
Orqalyan672/
Arcallan671/
Erkelein670/
Herzcallahan631/
Hercoland630/
Arcalon571/
Yrkalyonova561/
Irkalionova561/
Arcallon531/
Arhkelian501/

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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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  • 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 Erkalan
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