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
The surname Erkey is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erkey? popularity and diffusion
Erkey is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Erkey are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 46 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent given name internationally It is held by 44 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,323,412. In Turkey Erkey is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 33 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name 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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