Ekér
surname · Latin script
Ekér is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Türkiye than in any other country. Recorded meaning: While Eker is not a prominent figure, his inclusion in the biblical genealogies is significant as it underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises through the lineage of Judah.
- TRTürkiye≈1 in 1.9K(inferred from the name graph)
- DEGermany≈1 in 60K
- CYCyprus≈1 in 9.2K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Türkiye (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 116 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 1.9K (inferred from the name graph)
≈43,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Türkiye, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Eker in TR Türkiye, DE Germany, NL Netherlands and 4 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
While Eker is not a prominent figure, his inclusion in the biblical genealogies is significant as it underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises through the lineage of Judah. His name is part of the meticulously kept record that establishes the historical and theological lineage leading to King David and, in Christian tradition, to Jesus Christ.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Where in the world(measured from records)
Ekér counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR Türkiye | #232 | ≈43,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.9K | — | Eker | 91 |
| DE Germany | — | ≈1,300 est. | ≈1 in 60K | — | Eker | 70 |
| AT Austria | — | ≈420 est. | ≈1 in 21K | — | Eker | 17 |
| AZ Azerbaijan | — | ≈360 est. | ≈1 in 28K | — | Eker | 2 |
| FR France | — | ≈250 est. | ≈1 in 268K | 40 | — | 2 |
| NL Netherlands | — | 214 | 1 in 81K | 214 | Eker | 19 |
| NO Norway | — | 178 | 1 in 31K | 178 | Eker | 6 |
| CY Cyprus | #566 | ≈140 est. | ≈1 in 9.2K | — | Eker | 10 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007); SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Ekér mean, and where does it come from?
- While Eker is not a prominent figure, his inclusion in the biblical genealogies is significant as it underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises through the lineage of Judah. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- In which country does Ekér have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 43 thousand people named Ekér in Türkiye, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled eker.
- How common is the name Ekér?
- In the Netherlands, the national register counted 214 people named Ekér in 2007, about 1 in 81 thousand residents.
- How common is Ekér compared with other names?
- In Türkiye, Ekér is the 232nd most common surname of 619,652 surnames recorded there.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/ek%C3%A9rThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ekér” — the 232nd most common surname in Türkiye. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.