Erol Surname

5,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Erol Surname User-submission:

The surname Erol if of Turkish origin, which means 'be a man', 'be brave', 'be honest'. It consists of two parts er, meaning 'man', 'honest' or 'brave', and ol, meaning 'to be'.

Erol can be used both as a surname and as a name.

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Erol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey98,1871:79398
Germany8711:92,42911,595
Northern Cyprus2621:1,21897
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1451:384,26226,878
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Austria811:105,12915,053
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Belgium341:338,13737,845
France321:2,075,710171,237
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Australia271:999,84158,390
Bulgaria241:290,78814,851
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Moldova41:890,34246,069
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Èrol (1) are calculated separately.

Erol (149,463) may also be a first name.

Erol Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Erol if of Turkish origin, which means 'be a man', 'be brave', 'be honest'. It consists of two parts er, meaning 'man', 'honest' or 'brave', and ol, meaning 'to be'.

Erol can be used both as a surname and as a name.

- ovubal

Erol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erol (Georgian: ეროლ, Hindi: एरोल, Marathi: एरोल, Russian: Эрол) is found most in Turkey. It may also occur as: Èrol. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erol? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erol is the 5,612th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 72,282 people. Erol occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Erol live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,019th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 149,463 people.

The last name Erol is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 98,187 people, or 1 in 793. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Erol exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Erol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erol surname increased 9,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erol Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erol last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Erol earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $52,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $51,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Èrol921/
Gerol89771/
Errol89171/
Eroel89142/
Herol89130/
Jerol89113/
Erole8981/
Yerol8955/
Eroll8931/
Esrol8929/
Erold8920/
Ergol8919/
Aerol898/
Eroul894/
Erolt893/
Eroyl893/
Etrol892/
Earol891/
Herold8037,929/
Herole80965/
Yerole80378/
Erhold80192/
Herolt80168/
Jerold80133/
Erroll8068/
Gerrol8066/
Erholt8049/
Jerrol8015/
Yergol8011/
Jetrol806/
Jerole805/
Heroul804/
Heroll803/
Herzol803/
Errold802/
Erocel802/
Gergol802/
Herrol801/
Eirole801/
Etrole801/
Eroile801/
Eroole801/
Erroel801/
Gerhol801/
Yerrol801/
Jearol801/
Jergol801/
Ergoll801/
Erolle801/
Eruole801/
Haerol801/
Herhol801/
Earrol800/
Earole800/
Jerzol800/
Eral751,878/
Erul751,077/
Arol75836/
Orol75448/
Irol7563/
Yrol754/
Herrold731,668/
Herhold731,071/
Hierold73353/
Eyrolle73198/
Hearold73181/
Heroldt73164/
Herholt7395/
Jerrold7361/
Ehrhold7343/
Gerroll7335/
Ehrohlt7317/
Jethrol7312/
Yerrhol7311/
Erolova737/
Hergoul736/
Herotil736/
Jerroll735/
Yerroll735/
Hierhol732/
Yerrold732/
Gergool732/
Jeerole731/
Jeherol731/
Jearool731/
Heroldd731/
Jerould731/
Eherole731/
Jerosil731/
Jetrole731/
Ejgirol731/
Jerolhe731/
Heiroll731/
Herroll730/
Gerholl730/
Heroill730/
Geral673,493/
Eralp673,163/
Herholdt672,366/
Yeral671,058/
Heral67841/
Girol67744/
Irole67661/
Herul67565/
Ergul67473/
Arrol67338/
Erhal67319/
Jeral67219/
Horol67169/
Ergal67166/
Erale67164/
Harol67147/
Hyrol67104/
Hirol6795/
Hierhold6793/
Erzal6765/
Eyral6763/
Eraul6751/
Esral6738/
Erule6735/
Hearrold6731/
Heerhold6731/
Ehrholdt6722/
Aroll6720/
Eural6717/
Yorol6717/
Hehrhold6717/
Erald6714/
Etral6713/
Isrol6712/
Ayrol6711/
Erral678/
Airol678/
Arool677/
Jørol677/
Jirol677/
Eeral675/
Aroil674/
Earal674/
Erall673/
Gerul673/
Arhol673/
Orhol673/
Aarol672/
Herál672/
Oroil671/
Oroll671/
Herrhold671/
Jerrould671/
Irgol671/
Earholdt671/
Ejral671/
Eiral671/
Errul671/
Aroyl671/
Yrole671/
Äroll671/
Eralt671/
D'Herold671/
Hehroldt671/
Iroil671/
Ajrol671/
Irhol671/
Iroel671/

Erol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erol in the Georgian language
ეროლerol-
Erol in the Hindi language
एरोलerola-
Erol in the Marathi language
एरोलerola42.86
अॅरोलaerola28.57
फ़ॅरोलferola14.29
एरॉलerola14.29
Erol in the Russian language
Эролerol-

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