Ernerst Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ernerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ernerst (420) may also be a first name.

Ernerst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ernerst is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernerst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ernerst live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ernerst is also the 419,319th most widely held first name globally It is held by 420 people.

Ernerst is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 40 percent live, Nasarawa, where 30 percent live and Rivers, where 30 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 38 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Earnerst931/
Ernrst9212/
Gerners8619/
Earnrst863/
Hierners800/
Eornhorst751/
Ernirusita7110/
Arnarst711/
Arunrst711/
Ahrenhoerste631/
Arunrasit631/
Hornharst630/
Hernirch531/
Arana Urioste501/

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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 Ernerst
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