Erken Surname
Approximately 15,883 people bear this surname
Erken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 8,501 | 1:9,154 | 1,213 |
| Kazakhstan | 6,490 | 1:2,725 | 313 |
| Germany | 396 | 1:203,297 | 23,268 |
| Netherlands | 157 | 1:107,562 | 17,290 |
| Belgium | 121 | 1:95,014 | 14,658 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Erkén (19) are calculated separately.
Erken (2,824) may also be a first name.
Erken Demographics
Erken Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Erken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erken (Russian: Еркен) occurs most in Turkey. It can also be rendered as a variant: Erkén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,444th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 458,827 people. Erken is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Erken are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Erken is also the 137,132nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 2,824 people.
The last name Erken is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 8,501 people, or 1 in 9,154. In Turkey Erken is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Samsun Province, where 7 percent live and Ankara Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Turkey Erken occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 41 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Erken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Erken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erken surname expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Erken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Erken surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Erken surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.
The amount Erken earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 633.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 142,247 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.4% more than the national average, earning R 376,416 per year and in United States they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $39,270 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Erken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erken in the Russian language | ||
| Еркен | erken | - |
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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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- 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 Erken
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