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Around the globe, Eriks (Эрик , Eriks , Эрикс ) is a common masculine first name. The first name Eriks is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common male name, Latvia, and Azerbaijan. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Eriks is the last name as well as the forename.
Eriks is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Eric Cartman , the fictional character from South Park; Blade , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Blade II; Dirk Pitt , the fictional adventurer, Dirk Pitt; Erik Selvig , the fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers and Magneto , the fictional character of the X-Men film series, and in many other works.