Ernester Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ernester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1411:147,29816,269
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ernester (595) may also be a first name.

Ernester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ernester is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernester? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ernester is the 1,415,499th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ernester reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ernester is also the 342,839th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 595 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 147,298. In Cameroon Ernester is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Ernester Last Name Statistics demography

Ernester earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ernesther941/
Erneste931,096/
Ernestre8868/
Ernestes8826/
Herneste8822/
Earneste884/
Arnester884/
Ornester881/
Ernete861/
Ernesthey821/
Hernoster821/
Gerneiste821/
Airnester821/
Harnester820/
Ernesti802,094/
Ernesta80608/
Ernette8051/
Ernesty8045/
Irneste801/
Järnhester7813/
Arnister75118/
Earnesty7598/
Arnoster7557/
Hernette7550/
Gernette7521/
Herniter7516/
Hernesta755/
Earnesti752/
Eurnette751/
Ernestha751/
Earnesta750/
Erneta71223/
Harnoster71127/
Erneti7142/
Ernite7113/
Ernety713/
Hornister711/
Herneisty711/
Ernistead710/
Ernieta67103/
Ernetti6742/
Herneta6742/
Herneti6734/
Haarnoster678/
Ernista672/
Irnette671/
Gernyte671/
Ernetta671/
Ernisti671/
Erneeti671/
Earneti671/

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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 Ernester
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