Ernesta Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Seychelles
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Ernesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Seychelles4461:20728
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
England231:2,422,52489,093
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Latvia31:683,34934,074
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ernesta (24,920) may also be a first name.

Ernesta Last Name Facts

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

Ernesta (Georgian: ერნესტა, Russian: Эрнеста) is found in The Seychelles more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernesta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ernesta is the 531,574th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ernesta are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 32,080th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 24,920 people.

Ernesta is most common in The Seychelles, where it is borne by 446 people, or 1 in 207. Besides The Seychelles Ernesta occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ernestas9322/
Ernestad9317/
Hernesta935/
Ernestha931/
Earnesta930/
Erneta92223/
Ernesto86102,786/
Ernesti862,094/
Erneste861,096/
Ernieta86103/
Ernesty8645/
Herneta8642/
Arnesta8636/
Ernista862/
Ernasta861/
Ernetta861/
Ornesta861/
Ernester80153/
Earnesty8098/
Hernesto8071/
Ernestes8026/
Herneste8022/
Ernestho8014/
Örnestad804/
Earneste804/
Eernesto802/
Erneesto802/
Ernestos802/
Earnesti802/
Esrnesto801/
Ernestto801/
Ernetsto801/
Aernesto801/
Hernetta800/
Erneasto800/
Earnetta800/
Ernita771,860/
Erneto775/
D'Ernesto7559/
Hornestay7511/
Herneisty751/
Gerneiste751/
Ernesther751/
Hernestos751/
Ernesthey751/
Ernistead750/
Arnesto712,341/
Hernita711,171/
Arnista71286/
Ornista7112/
Ernnita719/
Ernisto716/
Ernaita715/
Ernitta713/
Ernasto713/
Ernexto713/
Ernezto713/
Ornesto712/
Irneste711/
Ernisti711/
Girneata67164/
Ornostai6722/
Harnysta6710/
Hernitah673/
Arnestoy671/
Arneasto671/
Hornesto671/
Hernitha671/
Hernaita671/
Ernishti671/

Ernesta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ernesta in the Georgian language
ერნესტაernesta-
Ernesta in the Russian language
Эрнестаernesta-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ernesta
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