Erkers Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Erkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2081:47,3403,687
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Erkers (24) may also be a first name.

Erkers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkers occurs most in Sweden. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Erkers.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,044,719th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Erkers reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 47,340. In Sweden Erkers is most common in: Dalarna County, where 63 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside and Västmanland County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Erkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Erkers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erkers surname increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erkers last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Erkers earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.61% more than the national average, earning $61,967 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerkers922/
Herkers921/
Herckers863/
Heerkers861/
Arkers834/
Orkers832/
Harkers7766/
Jerkérs775/
D'Herckers7554/
Harkerss716/

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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 Erkers
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