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 carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 554,308th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname Erkert occurs predominantly 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 widespread in Germany, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 228,061. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 82 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Erkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Erkert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erkert surname grew 3,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erkert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Erkert surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.39% being registered with 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
  • 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 Erkert
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