Erkekoğlu Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Erkekoğlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Erkekoğlu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4071:191,20714,232
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927

The alternate forms: Erkekoglu (16) are calculated separately.

Erkekoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erkekoğlu is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Erkekoglu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkekoğlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erkekoğlu is the 708,658th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. Erkekoğlu occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Erkekoğlu are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 191,207. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Balikesir Province, where 36 percent live, Ankara Province, where 11 percent live and Kayseri Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkekoglu9616/
Erkeçoğlu89186/
Erkekoglou8464/
Erkoçoğlu78250/
Arikökoğlu743/
Arçukoğlu6710/
Erkocoglu671/
Erakcaoglu6340/
Erkocaoglu6324/
Yörükçüoğlu601/
Arkacoglu5616/
Orkcuoglu568/
Yorukcuoglu5078/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Erkekoğlu
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