Cognomen 埃尔 (Erkan 
, Ell 
, Iler 
) , across the world, is a widespread surname. The surname 埃尔 is habitual in Morocco, where it is a common surname, Turkey, where it is quite a common surname, and North Macedonia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Turkey, Morocco, and the United States. Likewise, 埃尔 is the forename as well as the last name.