Erkek Surname

47,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Erkek Surname User-submission:

The Erkek surname means 'male' in Turkish.

Erkek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey10,7921:7,211989
Greece321:346,24348,387
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Erkek (26) may also be a first name.

Erkek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Erkek surname means 'male' in Turkish.

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Erkek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkek (Russian: Еркек) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,287th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 665,590 people. The surname Erkek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Erkek reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Erkek is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 10,792 people, or 1 in 7,211. In Turkey Erkek is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 7 percent live and Konya Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Erkek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erkek surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Erkek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herkeek830/
Irkek80519/
Erkik80216/
Ercek80100/
Orkek804/
Arkek802/
Erkec801/
Erkekova776/
Eirkeeck771/
Gercek73240/
Hercek73205/
Errkik739/
Arkeek733/
Harkek731/
Erkhik731/
Orkeck731/
Errcek730/
Herchek67171/

Erkek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkek in the Russian language
Еркекerkek-

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