Ernek Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ernek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1341:580,75731,553
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ernek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ernek (Arabic: يرانك) occurs most in Turkey. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ernek is the 1,129,067th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Ernek reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 580,757. In Turkey Ernek is most common in: Elazig Province, where 37 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 32 percent are found and Adana Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernek91156/
Jernek9123/
Gernek9114/
Oernek916/
Erneke913/
Đernek912/
Erneck912/
Herneck8332/
Ernecke8330/
Jerneck8327/
Jerneke8311/
Herneke835/
Gerneck835/
Herniek831/
Örnek8015,910/
Ornek80174/
Arnek8060/
Ernyk8036/
Ernik8029/
Ernec804/
Erneková7750/
Geerneck7714/
Ernekova773/
Hernecke770/
Hernik732,631/
Hornek73428/
Ernecq7381/
Gernik7368/
Harnek7353/
Herník7348/
Hernyk7336/
Hernec7325/
Orneck7323/
Ernegg7316/
Järnek7314/
Ernykh7313/
Ernick7313/
Jirnek7310/
Girnek734/
Arneck733/
Erznik732/
Örneke732/
Yornek731/
Hernex731/
Jerneková716/
Erennecke711/
Hernechke710/
Horneck67600/
Harneck67266/
Ernicke67236/
Hernick67163/
Jernejc67131/
Jernick6781/
Hiernik679/
Herneac676/
Hernecq673/
Gernykh673/
Järneke672/
Erneque672/
Yernaik671/
Horneak671/
Eremnik671/
Herniks671/
Giernik671/
Harniek671/
Ernique671/
Hernike670/

Ernek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ernek in the Arabic language
يرانكyrank-

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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 Ernek
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