Erkleiv Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Erkleiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkleiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway151:342,81932,589

Erkleiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkleiv occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Erkleiv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkleiv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Erkleiv live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Erkleiv is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway Erkleiv is most common in: Southern Norway, where 73 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 27 percent live.

Erkleiv Last Name Statistics demography

Erkleiv earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.83% less than the national average, earning 242,851 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erklev9260/
Gerklev8617/
Erklef771/
Arrklev717/
Hägerklew634/
Hercliff5326/
Harkleff533/
Herclova532/
Arckleff531/
Hercliffe5011/
Harkcleff501/

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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 Erkleiv
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