Erkl Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Erkl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Erkl Last Name Facts

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

Erkl occurs most in Austria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erkl is the 5,587,209th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Erkl live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Erkl is most numerous in Austria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,064,429. In Austria it is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 75 percent reside, Salzburg, where 13 percent reside and Vienna, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Austria Erkl is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkel89905/
Erkil89238/
Erkyl8926/
Herkl897/
Herkel80621/
Yerkel8072/
Herkül8050/
Jerkel8035/
Herkil8020/
Erkell8013/
Erkkil808/
Erckel803/
Earkel802/
Gerkil801/
Eerkel801/
Gerkel800/
Irkl751/
Herkild7381/
Erkkilæ734/
Herkiel734/
Herkühl731/
Herckel731/
Yerkesl731/
Herkill730/
Irkil67345/
Arkel67319/
Arkil67140/
Hercl6751/
Ercil6747/
Ercel6743/
Orkel6723/
Ercll672/
Horkl672/
Jirkl672/
Jrkel672/
Orkil671/
Orkhl671/
Orkll671/
Yorkl671/
Arkıl670/

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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 Erkl
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