Erneste Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Erneste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erneste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6131:86,3658,755
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France91:7,380,302306,885
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Erneste (20,661) may also be a first name.

Erneste Last Name Facts

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

Erneste occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erneste? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erneste is the 336,335th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Erneste are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 36,917th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 20,661 people.

Erneste is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 86,365. In Tanzania Erneste is most prevalent in: Katavi Region, where 98 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.

Erneste Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erneste has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Erneste last name expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erneste Last Name Statistics demography

Erneste earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.

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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 Erneste
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