Erkkilä Surname

148,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Erkkilä Surname User-submission:

Derived from the male Finnish first name Erkki.

Erkkilä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,8481:1,930295
Sweden951:103,6507,490
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Erkkila (707) are calculated separately.

Erkkilä Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the male Finnish first name Erkki.

- finnhawk

Erkkilä Last Name Facts

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

Erkkilä is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Erkkila. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkkilä? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erkkilä is the 148,804th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,453,719 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Erkkilä are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Erkkilä is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 2,848 people, or 1 in 1,930. In Finland Erkkilä is primarily concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 21 percent live, Uusimaa, where 20 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 11 percent live. Excluding Finland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.

Erkkilä Last Name Statistics demography

Erkkilä earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning 288,393 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkkila95707/
Erkilä9211/
Erkkylä8612/
Erkkilae802/
Erkila7726/
Erkilet71218/
Jyrkilä7160/
Erkilit7112/
Erkilya712/
Errkila711/
Erkilie711/
Järkkälä6729/
Jyrkkälä671/
Erkilich671/
Herkiley670/

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