Erko Surname

87,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Erko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,7031:26,3423,258
Ukraine9531:47,7686,930
Russia4631:311,28131,616
Turkey1771:439,66926,003
Belarus771:123,39017,948
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Finland151:366,44725,366
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England21:27,859,030389,889
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Erko (9,759) may also be a first name.

Erko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erko (Russian: Ерко) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,651st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,328,148 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Erko reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 62,272nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 9,759 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,703 people, or 1 in 26,342. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Erko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Erko earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herko891,161/
Gerko89391/
Jerko89147/
Erkko89144/
Erkop89109/
Yerko8915/
Eirko894/
Erkou894/
Erkoy891/
Erkco891/
Erkoi891/
Eurko891/
Ierko891/
Gierko80160/
Gerkou8046/
Gerkoy8033/
Yerkou8019/
Herzko8010/
Heurko809/
Jerkoo808/
Hercko807/
Jerkko805/
Herkou803/
Jerkou801/
Jerkoč801/
Jerkho801/
Herkoh800/
Arko7514,603/
Orko753,064/
Erka75393/
Irko7539/
Erco7520/
Yrko7511/
Erqo751/
Jerkoić735/
Jerkoot733/
Yerckou731/
Arkoh679,138/
Hirko673,222/
Girko67913/
Herka67883/
Orcko67842/
Harko67627/
Herco67539/
Hyrko67473/
Erkaç67410/
Orkoh67395/
Gerka67384/
Arkko67320/
Yorko67257/
Jerka67235/
Arkoi67219/
Yerka67170/
Horko67129/
Ercoş67122/
Herkó67116/
Irkos67106/
Erkau6785/
Gerco6779/
Yerco6760/
Erkaa6739/
Jerkó6738/
Arkoy6734/
Irkho6731/
Jirko6726/
Erkaş6723/
Ercos6719/
Ľorko6719/
Erkha6716/
Erkah6710/
Erkka6710/
Ierka679/
Jerco677/
Orkoo675/
Arkho675/
Yirko675/
Arkoo674/
Errco674/
Orkko673/
Ierco673/
Eurka672/
Aarko671/
Ercoz671/
Irkou671/
Orkoj671/
Oerka671/
Gerkó671/
Erkad671/
Eirco671/
Oerco671/
Eyrco671/
Irkod671/
Herkhoih671/
Orkho671/
Airko671/
Ercoh671/
Eirka671/
Earka671/
Ehrka670/

Erko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erko in the Russian language
Еркоerko-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erko
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