Erkert Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erkert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3531:228,06125,422
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Erkert Last Name Facts

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

Erkert (Russian: Эркерт) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,308th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname Erkert is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Erkert are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 228,061. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 82 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Erkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erkert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erkert surname rose 3,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erkert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erkert surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the party.

Erkert earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herkert922,348/
Erckert92239/
Erkiert92223/
Jerkert929/
Erkerdt921/
Herckert8663/
Herkertt862/
Erkheart861/
Herkhert860/
Erkart8381/
Erkerd8315/
Arkert8310/
Erkort831/
Ercert831/
Erkhart77117/
Harkert7727/
Orckert773/
Erkardt772/
Erckerd771/
Earkart771/
Hercert771/
Erchert770/
Herkort770/
Herchert7190/
Erkhardt713/
Haarkert711/
Erkard6752/
Arkart677/
Orkort671/
Erckhardt671/
Harkhaert670/
Irkerd670/

Erkert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkert in the Russian language
Эркертerkert-

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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 Erkert
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