Erkin Surname

70,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Erkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4961:31,1783,391
Kazakhstan2,3241:7,6091,155
Russia1,1981:120,30314,391
Kyrgyzstan6891:8,6691,593
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Erkin (118,825) may also be a first name.

Erkin Last Name Facts

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

Erkin (Arabic: سعادركين, Georgian: ერკინ, Russian: Еркин) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erkin is the 70,847th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,044,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Erkin are found; 43 percent are found in Central Asia and 43 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Erkin is also the 8,679th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 118,825 people.

The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,496 people, or 1 in 31,178. In Turkey Erkin is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Kayseri Province, where 8 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.

Erkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Erkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Erkin last name increased 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan.

In The United States those holding the Erkin last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Erkin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $41,185 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerkin911,271/
Erkina911,091/
Jerkin91125/
Yerkin91102/
Ierkin9110/
Herkin919/
Aerkin911/
Ergkin911/
Gerkina8348/
Geerkin8321/
Gherkin8320/
Herkink8316/
Gehrkin8312/
Jerkina836/
Yerkina831/
Jerkinn831/
Jerkion831/
Gerckin831/
Hjerkin831/
Jerkind831/
Errkina831/
Herckin830/
Erken8015,883/
Arkin804,683/
Orkin801,493/
Irkin801,087/
Ercin80236/
Erkyn80109/
Erkén8019/
Erqin803/
Erkün802/
Erkinova776,729/
Hjerkinn7758/
Geerckin771/
Hjerkind771/
Gehrkinn770/
Heirkink770/
Heerkind770/
Gerken7314,473/
Harkin739,294/
Girkin73593/
Herken73402/
Yorkin73290/
Gercin73192/
Härkin73129/
Erkyna73122/
Irkina73106/
Horkin7380/
Ercken7375/
Yerken7315/
Erchin7311/
Hyrkin739/
Jyrkin738/
Hercin736/
Iorkin734/
Jerken734/
Aarkin733/
Jercin733/
Yercin733/
Erkoen732/
Herkyn732/
Orkien731/
Erkeen731/
Erqing731/
Aerken731/
Earcin731/
Arckin731/
Ayrkin731/
Erkünt731/
Erqqin731/
Errken730/
Yerkinova714/
Geerken67873/
Gercken67662/
Yorkina67410/
Girkina67152/
Herchin6799/
Joirkin6740/
Herquin6739/
Harkinn6726/
Järking6712/
Yerchin6710/
Iorkina676/
Gerqina676/
Arkn673/
Hearken673/
Erkenne672/
Eerquin671/
Ayrekin671/
Gherken671/
Yrkn671/
Heurken671/
Orkn671/
Ercn671/
Erqn671/
Irkn671/
Herrken670/
Yorkinn670/
Geirken670/
Hirking670/
Jearcin670/
Harckin670/

Erkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkin in the Georgian language
ერკინerkin66.67
ერკინიerkini33.33
Erkin in the Russian language
Еркинerkin-
Erkin in the Arabic language
سعادركينsadrkyn-

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Footnotes

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