Erkén Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Erkén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Erken (15,883) are calculated separately.
Erkén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erkén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erkén occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Erken. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Erkén? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Erkén are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Erkén is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent live, Örebro County, where 22 percent live and Stockholm County, where 17 percent live. Barring Sweden Erkén exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erken | 93 | 15,883 | / |
| Erkin | 80 | 6,977 | / |
| Erkyn | 80 | 109 | / |
| Örkén | 80 | 7 | / |
| Arkén | 80 | 2 | / |
| Erkün | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gerken | 73 | 14,473 | / |
| Gerkin | 73 | 1,271 | / |
| Erkina | 73 | 1,091 | / |
| Herken | 73 | 402 | / |
| Jerkin | 73 | 125 | / |
| Erkyna | 73 | 122 | / |
| Yerkin | 73 | 102 | / |
| Ercken | 73 | 75 | / |
| Harkén | 73 | 17 | / |
| Örkény | 73 | 16 | / |
| Yerken | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ierkin | 73 | 10 | / |
| Herkin | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jerken | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hörkén | 73 | 3 | / |
| Erkoen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Herkyn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aerkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Järkén | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkeen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ergkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aerken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkünt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Errken | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geerken | 67 | 873 | / |
| Gercken | 67 | 662 | / |
| Gerkina | 67 | 48 | / |
| Geerkin | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gherkin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Herkink | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gehrkin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jerkina | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hearken | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arkn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erkenne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jerkion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yerkina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerckin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gherken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yrkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heurken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjerkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerkind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errkina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ercn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erqn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerkinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herckin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geirken | 67 | 0 | / |
| Herrken | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erkén
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