Erkil Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Erkil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2181:356,97922,369
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erkil (24) may also be a first name.

Erkil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkil (Russian: Еркиль) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Erkil.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Erkil occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Erkil live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 356,979. In Turkey Erkil is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent live, Burdur Province, where 19 percent live and Mardin Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herkil9120/
Erkkil918/
Gerkil911/
Erkl8912/
Herkild8381/
Erkkilæ834/
Herkiel834/
Herkill830/
Erkel80905/
Irkil80345/
Arkil80140/
Ercil8047/
Erkyl8026/
Herkl807/
Orkil801/
Herkel73621/
Yerkel7372/
Herkül7350/
Jerkel7335/
Arkill7329/
Girkil7326/
Hercil7318/
Erkell7313/
Järkil737/
Ercill737/
Orkiel736/
Erckel733/
Earkel732/
Arkkil731/
Aarkil731/
Erquil731/
Eerkel731/
Hirkil731/
Gerkel730/
Harkil730/
Hyrkiel6764/
Herchil675/
Jerquil671/
Erchill671/
Yerkesl671/
Herkühl671/
Herckel671/
Irkl671/
Harkiel670/
Harkill670/

Erkil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkil in the Russian language
Еркильerkil-

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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 Erkil
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