Ernesto Surname

5,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Ernesto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernesto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique52,5291:519105
Angola43,5791:619107
Brazil2,3521:91,0183,427
Philippines8211:123,31121,199
Mexico6621:187,5025,229
Portugal4431:23,5171,577
Dominican Republic4161:25,0791,567
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Italy2281:268,23135,194
Guatemala2001:80,4132,720
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Tanzania1971:268,73921,270
Peru1451:219,2019,688
Namibia1271:18,9723,358
Spain1231:380,09821,146
South Africa691:785,18453,751
El Salvador611:103,9981,655
France441:1,509,607143,950
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Nicaragua211:286,7192,940
England191:2,932,529101,561
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
São Tomé and Príncipe101:17,742994
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Ernesto (1,386,513) may also be a first name.

Ernesto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ernesto (Arabic: آرنستو) is found in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernesto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,518th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 70,900 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ernesto reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Ernesto is also the 556th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,386,513 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is held by 52,529 people, or 1 in 519. Beside Mozambique it is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Ernesto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ernesto has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ernesto surname rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ernesto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ernesto surname are 38.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ernesto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 59.01% less than the national average, earning €12,308 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning R 139,536 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.78% less than the national average, earning $14,125,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.13% less than the national average, earning $37,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $41,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernesto9371/
Ernestho9314/
Eernesto932/
Erneesto932/
Ernestos932/
Ernestto931/
Aernesto931/
Ernetsto931/
Esrnesto931/
Erneasto930/
Erneto925/
D'Ernesto8859/
Hernestos881/
Arnesto862,341/
Ernesta86608/
Ernisto866/
Ernexto863/
Ernezto863/
Ernasto863/
Ornesto862/
Ernestas8022/
Ernestad8017/
Hernesta805/
Ernestha801/
Arnestoy801/
Arneasto801/
Hornesto801/
Earnesta800/
Erneta77223/
Ernito772/
Arnisto71364/
Ernieta71103/
Herneta7142/
Arnesta7136/
Ernyoto718/
Hernito717/
Ernista712/
Ernetta711/
Ernasta711/
Arnasto711/
Arnezto711/
Ornesta711/
Örnestad674/
Harnisto671/
Hernetta670/
Earnetta670/

Ernesto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ernesto in the Arabic language
آرنستوarnstw-
ايرنستوayrnstw-
ارنيستوarnystw-
ارنستوarnstw-

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