Erkki Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Namibia

Erkki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1481:66,5325,074
Namibia581:41,5415,523
Israel411:208,72320,048
Finland81:687,08836,047
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erkki (36,562) may also be a first name.

Erkki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erkki (Arabic: اركيّ) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erkki is the 990,978th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Erkki are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 23,897th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 36,562 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 66,532. In Sweden Erkki is primarily concentrated in: Norrbotten County, where 60 percent live, Stockholm County, where 12 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 22 percent live and Israel, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkkie913/
Erki891,887/
Erkie802,024/
Erkiş80720/
Erkip80361/
Erkiç80146/
Đerki8049/
Herki8038/
Jerki8024/
Gerki8023/
Yrkki8018/
Erkiy8016/
Erkka8010/
Yerki806/
Arkki802/
Errki802/
Erkoi801/
Erzki801/
Hercki73182/
Yerkie73157/
Härkki73110/
Gehrki7395/
Harkki7344/
Jerkai7340/
Herkhi7320/
Erkkay7318/
Hyrkki738/
Erckie738/
Gherki735/
Eirkui735/
Gierki735/
Jerkhi734/
Gerkke733/
Herzki733/
Herkai733/
Jerkie732/
Errkiz731/
Jjerki731/
Yerkhi731/
Earkit731/
Jerkky731/
Yerkiy731/
Yerkit731/
Gerkui731/
Erkeiz731/
Erkaia731/
Herkid730/
Erke672,179/
Irki672,164/
Arki671,096/
Örki671,082/
Erka67393/
Orki67150/
Erqi67105/
Erky6734/
Herckis6734/
Jerkich6715/
Yerkich6715/
Yerkish6714/
Yerckie6710/
Jerkoić675/
Erkhais674/
Jyrkkio673/
Yrki671/
Yerkeis671/
Gierkke671/
Erkj671/
Herkish671/
Herkich670/
Jerkiss670/
Yerkiss670/

Erkki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkki in the Arabic language
اركيّarky-
اركيarky-
ايركيayrky-

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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
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  • 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 Erkki
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