Erkey Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Erkey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Erkey (44) may also be a first name.
Erkey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erkey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erkey is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Erkey? popularity and diffusion
Erkey is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Erkey reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 46 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Erkey is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.
The surname Erkey is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,323,412. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 33 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 22 percent reside. Besides Turkey it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Erkey
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