Family name Еркан (Erkan 
, Еркан 
, Jerkan 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Еркан is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a common surname, North Macedonia, and Croatia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Turkey, Germany, and North Macedonia. More prevalently, Еркан is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Erkan | Turkey, Iraq, France, North Macedonia, Germany |
| Еркан | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Russia |
| Jerkan | United States, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, Argentina |
| Yerkan | Turkey, India, United States, Ukraine |