Erkander Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Erkander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden171:579,22142,433
United States131:27,881,456736,413

Erkander Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkander is found most in Sweden. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkander? popularity and diffusion

Erkander is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Erkander is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Erkander reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Erkander is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 76 percent reside, Skåne County, where 18 percent reside and Västmanland County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Erkander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erkander surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Erkander earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerkander949/
Arkander8827/
Erkandır8817/
Örkander881/
Erkandi8039/
Ircander751/
Gerkandi751/
Erkhandi751/
Erkondi6726/
Erkonda6720/
Irkandi676/
Erquanda631/
Erkkonda631/
Herrconde591/
Hercanday591/

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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 Erkander
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