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 Male Erol Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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