Erkol Surname

71,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Erkol Surname User-submission:

The surname Erkol means 'soldier arm' in Turkish. It is derived from the words er, meaning 'soldier', and kol, meaning 'arm'.

Erkol Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,5941:11,8021,524
Germany941:856,44161,781
Northern Cyprus571:5,5971,167
Austria241:354,81038,119
France211:3,162,987209,042
Belgium201:574,83253,219
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
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Erkol (30) may also be a first name.

Erkol Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Erkol means 'soldier arm' in Turkish. It is derived from the words er, meaning 'soldier', and kol, meaning 'arm'.

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Erkol Demographics

Average Erkol Salary in
United States

$46,750 USD

Per year
Rank:
515,298 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.38528E-6
Rank: 686,333 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
108.34%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Erkol Last Name Facts

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

Erkol (Russian: Эрколь) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkol? popularity and diffusion

Erkol is the 71,818th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,060,778 people. The last name Erkol occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Erkol live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,594 people, or 1 in 11,802. In Turkey Erkol is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Diyarbakir Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Turkey Erkol occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Erkol Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erkol surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Erkol earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herkol9134/
Yerkol9121/
Erkole9114/
Erkkol911/
Herkool831/
Erkhold830/
Erkul808,213/
Erkal806,893/
Arkol8049/
Ercol8032/
Erqol801/
Erckholt771/
Ercole733,707/
Herkal73360/
Herkul73125/
Erkale73101/
Yerkal7370/
Herkül7350/
Gerkul7326/
Iorkol736/
Orkoul734/
Ercoll734/
Earkul734/
Earkal733/
Erkule733/
Erkkul732/
Harkol732/
Jerkal732/
Gerkal731/
Eurkal731/
Erkhal731/
Yerkolova711/
Arkcoll67313/
Ağırkol6778/
Hercole6716/
Herkale677/
Iorkool674/
Herkohlova674/
Iorkhol672/
Yerkale672/
Ercolle672/
Gehrkul671/
Herkühl671/
Iorkohl671/
Yherkal671/
Eerkale671/
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Erkol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkol in the Russian language
Эркольerkol-

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