Erol Surname
Approximately 100,821 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameErol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 98,187 | 1:793 | 98 |
| Germany | 871 | 1:92,429 | 11,595 |
| Northern Cyprus | 262 | 1:1,218 | 97 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| Netherlands | 128 | 1:131,931 | 20,423 |
| Austria | 81 | 1:105,129 | 15,053 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1:290,788 | 14,851 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | 1:804,094 | 13,104 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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.
- ovubalErol Demographics
Average Erol Salary in
United States
$52,824 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Èrol. Click here for further potential spellings of Erol.
How Common Is The Last Name Erol? popularity and diffusion
Erol is the 5,612th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,282 people. Erol is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Erol live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Erol is also the 7,019th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 149,463 people.
Erol is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 98,187 people, or 1 in 793. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Erol occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
Erol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Erol has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 9,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Erol Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Erol last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
Erol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erol in the Georgian language | ||
| ეროლ | erol | - |
| Erol in the Hindi language | ||
| एरोल | erola | - |
| Erol in the Marathi language | ||
| एरोल | erola | 42.86 |
| अॅरोल | aerola | 28.57 |
| फ़ॅरोल | ferola | 14.29 |
| एरॉल | erola | 14.29 |
| Erol in the Russian language | ||
| Эрол | erol | - |
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