Erkekov Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Erkekov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkekov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Erkekov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erkekov is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Erkekov.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkekov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Erkekov occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Erkekov reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 775,434. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 56 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 22 percent reside and Yambol Province, where 22 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 9 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkekova936/
Erkechkov883/
Herchekov752/
Arkakov711/
Arkhokov6738/
Arkhakov6731/
Orkhokov676/
Gercikov673/
Arcakov572/
Jirchikov501/

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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 Erkekov
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