Erkenay Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Erkenay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkenay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey361:2,161,70672,332
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Erkenay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkenay is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkenay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Erkenay reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Erkenay is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,161,706. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Denizli Province, where 89 percent are found and Mugla Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Turkey Erkenay is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkena9231/
Erkinay86102/
Erkanay8612/
Herkena8611/
Gerkena869/
Arkenay861/
Jerkena861/
Gierkena8013/
Herkeina801/
Harkenay800/
Erkina771,091/
Erkyna77122/
Erkene7736/
Erkana7717/
Ercena773/
Arkena771/
Arkenau71448/
Erkenez71258/
Gerkina7148/
Erkener7127/
Gercena7121/
Jerkene7114/
Orkenyi7114/
Erkenet7113/
Erkhyna718/
Jerkina716/
Herkina714/
Jercena712/
Erkaina712/
Erzkina711/
Yerkina711/
Harkena711/
Arkenea711/
Erkenge711/
Erköney711/
Hirkena711/
Errkina711/
Örkenyi711/
Hercena711/
Herkene711/
Erckener6718/
Hercheny679/
Earkanna677/
Jerkenäs672/
Jerkinah671/
Arquenay671/
Herkaina671/
Oerkényi671/
Gierkina671/
Arkeniya671/
Harkinay670/

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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 Erkenay
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