Ernan Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6051:292,79816,443
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ernan (4,949) may also be a first name.

Ernan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ernan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ernan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. Ernan is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ernan are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 96,825th most common forename globally. It is borne by 4,949 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 605 people, or 1 in 292,798. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 90 percent live, Taraba, where 9 percent live and Adamawa, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Ernan occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Ernan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ernan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernan918,508/
Aernan911,362/
Ernane91287/
Gernan91212/
Ernand9160/
Ernang9141/
Ernaan914/
Ernant912/
Jernan911/
Earnan911/
Ehrnan911/
Hernane833,169/
Hernand83354/
Jernane83241/
Hernann8331/
Hernant8320/
Gernain837/
Iernean837/
Aernaan836/
Ernahan834/
Eernain834/
Erennan833/
Ernasin833/
Jernang833/
Hernnan832/
Jerngan832/
Gernann832/
Giernan831/
Heernan831/
Herrnan831/
Yernnan831/
Hiernan831/
Ernanne831/
Hernang831/
Ernacin831/
Jernand831/
Hernhan831/
Heirnan830/
Jernean830/
Gehrnan830/
Gernean830/
Hearnan830/
Ehernan830/
Arnan801,659/
Ornan80663/
Ernam80153/
Irnan80125/
Ernon8050/
Herrnann7712/
Hernandd773/
Gehrnann771/
Hernanne771/
Hernasne771/
Heirnann770/
Ernatehn770/
Hiernann770/
Hernon731,724/
Gernon73766/
Harnan73217/
Hernán73126/
Hornan7319/
Yernam7314/
Eernam7313/
Iornan7311/
Hernam738/
Earnam735/
Ernoun735/
Arnain734/
Hirnan733/
Hernàn733/
Ernein732/
Jernon732/
Arnann731/
Yernon731/
Ergnon731/
Arnhan731/
Irnane731/
Ernham731/
Earnon731/
Irnann731/
Girnan730/
Aarnan730/
Irnnan730/
Arnanh730/
Earnhandt711/
Eheremnan711/
Hägernann711/
Jetrnahan711/
Hornain67349/
Harnain6754/
Hernoun6714/
Irnasin678/
Hernoon676/
Iorngan676/
Irnaten675/
Hirnane674/
Arnahan673/
Herrnon671/
Harnnan671/
Orennan671/
Hernamd671/
Hirnand671/
Gernnon671/
Harrnan671/
Iornaan671/
Hernánd671/
Gernonn671/
Hiirnan671/
Ornnaun671/
Harnanh671/
Earnham670/
Irnaine670/
Hirnnan670/
Harhnan670/
Herrnam670/
Hearnon670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ernan
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