Ersoy Surname

9,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Ersoy Surname User-submission:

The Ersoy surname comes from er, which means 'man' or 'soldier', and soy, which means 'ancestry' in Turkish.

Ersoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey58,2211:1,337192
Germany5861:137,38116,689
Northern Cyprus3301:96767
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Austria1251:68,12310,493
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England1201:464,31730,397
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Bulgaria521:134,2107,815
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia291:930,88655,860
Qatar281:84,2149,043
France141:4,744,480251,814
Norway131:395,56035,657
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ersoy (8,183) may also be a first name.

Ersoy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ersoy surname comes from er, which means 'man' or 'soldier', and soy, which means 'ancestry' in Turkish.

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Ersoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ersoy (Russian: Эрсой) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ersoy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,381st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 120,833 people. The surname Ersoy occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Ersoy live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Ersoy is also the 70,026th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 8,183 people.

It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 58,221 people, or 1 in 1,337. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 8 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Turkey it occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.

Ersoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ersoy surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Ersoy earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning 350,677 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.85% more than the national average, earning $62,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hersoy9114/
Ersoiy911/
Erso8925/
Ersy891/
Arsoy801,640/
Ersay80566/
Ersoz80238/
Jersy8098/
Ersuy8054/
Gersy8047/
Irsoy8042/
Ersop8039/
Orsoy8035/
Ersøy8013/
Ersoi8013/
Gerso8012/
Hersy8011/
Jerso8011/
Earsy806/
Yerso806/
Ersey803/
Herso802/
Ersgo801/
Erszo801/
Yersy801/
Eirsy801/
Ersoj801/
Oerso801/
Erhso801/
Eursy800/
Hersey736,156/
Jersey731,733/
Hierso731,181/
Gersey73184/
Ghersy7359/
Hersco7357/
Arsoyo7343/
Hershy7334/
Gersay7324/
Erscoi7323/
Orsoya7322/
Jersiy7322/
Gersho7320/
Hersho7319/
Gersou7318/
Eursey7313/
Erseyt7312/
Erőssy7312/
Hersio7310/
Erjoyo738/
Earsey738/
Jershy738/
Jerszy738/
Jerssy737/
Ershoa734/
Ersoch734/
Girsoy733/
Hearso733/
Hersay732/
Herzoy732/
Hersoo732/
Hersot732/
Herjoy732/
Hearsy731/
Hersuy731/
Horsoy731/
Errsey731/
Yersey731/
Jersay731/
Gersuy731/
Hersop731/
Herssy731/
Jersop731/
Jerjoy731/
Gerszo731/
Airsoy731/
Arsoya731/
Gershy731/
Hersos731/
Ershou731/
Hercoy730/
Harsoy730/
Hershey678,948/
Orso677,445/
Harsoyo671,724/
Arso671,057/
Ersa671,039/
Arsy67945/
Ersi67701/
Hersous67670/
Hearsey67600/
Erse67208/
Ağırsoy67100/
Gershey6769/
Ersayit6763/
Orsy6738/
Herschy6723/
Gerzhoy6720/
Erco6720/
Erjo6716/
Hersoux6714/
Irso6712/
Hjersjo678/
Aersiya677/
Hearsay676/
Hersiya676/
Ershytt675/
Erzo674/
Hershoi674/
Jerssey673/
Erseyit672/
Gershoi672/
Ercy672/
Örsy672/
Ershaye672/
Irsy672/
Jrsy672/
Erxy672/
Hershop671/
Hersyeh671/
Herjoyo671/
Earshay671/
Yerssou671/
Hershay671/
Hershio671/
Ershoud671/
Heyrsoa671/
Gersaya671/
Erzouhy671/
Ersayas671/
Erseyiş671/
Erzy671/
Jrso671/
Hearshy670/
Gerssey670/
Hersoth670/
Herssey670/
Herssod670/
Herrsey670/

Ersoy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ersoy in the Russian language
Эрсойersoj-

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