Erkem Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Erkem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Erkem (136) may also be a first name.

Erkem Last Name Facts

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

Erkem (Russian: Еркем) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erkem is the 2,333,370th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Erkem reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 794,286th most numerous first name globally, held by 136 people.

The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 1,215,960. In Turkey Erkem is primarily concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 34 percent are found, Erzurum Province, where 31 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkhem91111/
Yerkem9115/
Herkem9113/
Gerkem912/
Errkem911/
Gerkeim831/
Herkeem831/
Irkem8044/
Ercem8032/
Arkem8017/
Orkem8012/
Erkim801/
Erkemova771/
Iorkem7349/
Erchem7329/
Harkem7312/
Orkeem7311/
Jercem7310/
Arkhem738/
Erkhim735/
Yorkem732/
Arkeem731/
Gercem731/
Horkem731/
Harkeem6712/
Jirkhem671/
Harkeum670/
Arqem60121/
Arkim60104/
Ercim6061/
Irkim6012/
Orkim604/
Ircem601/
Yrcem601/
Harkim55137/
Orquem5532/
Arkaim5511/
Arkhim557/
Orkhym551/
Erchim551/
Jircem551/
Arkhaim501/
Horquem501/

Erkem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkem in the Russian language
Еркемerkem-

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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 Erkem
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