Eroğlu Surname

6,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Eroğlu Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of a soldier without rank'.

Eroğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey86,6481:898117
Northern Cyprus1231:2,594350
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

The alternate forms: Eroglu (2,565), Eroglü (1) & Eröglu (1) are calculated separately.

Eroğlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of a soldier without rank'.

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Eroğlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eroğlu occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Eroglu, Eroglü or Eröglu. Click here to see other possible spellings of Eroğlu.

How Common Is The Last Name Eroğlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,511th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,963 people. The surname Eroğlu is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Eroğlu are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 86,648 people, or 1 in 898. In Turkey Eroğlu is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Ankara Province, where 10 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Turkey Eroğlu occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eroglu942,565/
Yeroğlu92104/
Eroglü891/
Eröglu891/
Eroğul832,980/
Aroğlu83174/
Öroğlu8318/
Ergolu833/
Arıoğlu771,100/
Yaroğlu77603/
Irioğlu77149/
Erkollu7748/
Erukolu779/
Arioğlu772/
Ergolou771/
Euroglu771/
Erkoylu771/
Eroghlu771/
Yeroglu771/
Erakolu771/
Erkol736,870/
Ercol7332/
Ergol7319/
Erqol731/
Uyaroğlu711,674/
Ayaroğlu71295/
Ayeroglu7136/
Eyrioglu7136/
Üreyoğlu7116/
Yerukolu7114/
Yerkoylu7112/
Yürüoğlu7110/
Yörüoğlu714/
Ereoglou711/
Erugollu711/
Erragolu711/
Ercoli678,756/
Ercole673,707/
Eruklu67101/
Erogul6768/
Eragol6763/
Erkola6758/
Yerkol6721/
Arkolu6719/
Erkole6714/
Argolu6712/
Yergol6711/
Erkulu6710/
Erragollu679/
Uroglu676/
Yerakollu675/
Aroglu674/
Erkolo674/
Ercoll674/
Yrkolu674/
Uhrayoğlu673/
Ergoli673/
Erogly672/
Erkliu672/
Erukol672/
Erocle671/
Erocli671/
Erocal671/
Aergol671/
Iroglu671/
Erkkol671/
Ergoll671/
Ergoly671/
Er Gol671/
Erogle671/
Eroglo671/
Ercola671/
Urgolu670/

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