Erkes Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5081:158,47518,883
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Erkeş (80) & Erkès (1) are calculated separately.

Erkes (21) may also be a first name.

Erkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkes (Russian: Эркес) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Erkeş or Erkès. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 428,665th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Erkes are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 158,475. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Erkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Erkes surname are 4.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Erkes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.03% more than the national average, earning $52,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkeş9380/
Erkès931/
Yerkes912,605/
Herkes91840/
Eerkes91283/
Gerkes91207/
Jerkes9131/
Erkhes9126/
Erckes9114/
Erkess918/
Aerkes910/
Heerkes8397/
Herkess8383/
Yerkess8361/
Gierkes8354/
Herckes835/
Yerkees833/
Yerkeys831/
Yerkeis831/
Yerkest831/
Gerckes831/
Erkease831/
Erkeç801,113/
Arkes80411/
Erkis8053/
Erkez8048/
Orkes8026/
Irkes8025/
Erkys807/
Erces804/
Harkes73623/
Gerkis7389/
Girkes7344/
Orkies7344/
Đerkeš7335/
Yorkes7323/
Arkesh7319/
Arkies7316/
Gerces7315/
Gerkeš7312/
Herkis738/
Gerkez736/
Herces732/
Jerkis732/
Hirkes731/
Jerkys731/
Arkeås731/
Erkech731/
Gerkys731/
Yerkis731/
Erkysh731/
Erkeiz731/
Erques731/
Yerkez730/
Orkeys730/
Herkez730/
Arkess730/
Erkeshova71114/
Harkess67747/
Harkies6777/
Herckis6734/
Harkesh6723/
Herques6716/
Yerkish6714/
Girkesh677/
Erkhais674/
Hercesh672/
Gerkiss672/
Erquies671/
Herkish671/
Erkhays671/
Harkees671/
Herches671/
Arkiess671/
Aerques671/
Hairkes670/
Gerques670/
Yerkiss670/
Yorkess670/
Jerkiss670/

Erkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkes in the Russian language
Эркесerkes-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erkes
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