Erkebay Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Erkebay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkebay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan2671:66,2278,082
Kyrgyzstan821:72,8379,616
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Erkebay (540) may also be a first name.

Erkebay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkebay (Russian: Еркебай) is borne by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkebay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erkebay is the 783,439th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Erkebay are found; 96 percent are found in Central Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Erkebay is also the 362,702nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 540 people.

It is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 66,227. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 56 percent live, Kyzylorda Region, where 13 percent live and Aktobe Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Kazakhstan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 23 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.

Erkebay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Erkebay surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerkebay931/
Erkeby928/
Erkebai8695/
Jerkeby8619/
Erkesby864/
Erkibay861/
Erkabay861/
Arkeby774/
Arkeba773/
Erkeeva71238/
Erkibaş7151/
Horkeby7132/
Arkabay7123/
Errkiba719/
Hörkeby717/
Erkaiba711/
Erkabai711/
Irkebai711/
Herkoby710/
Erkheeva6730/
Irkitbay671/

Erkebay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkebay in the Russian language
Еркебайerkebaj-

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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 Erkebay
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