Ernits Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ernits Surname User-submission:

In my family history there are recordings of the name Ernits deriving from a German surname Ernitz and after migrating to Estonia the name was changed to Ernits. Likely of German origin.

Ernits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia2761:4,789471
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ernits Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In my family history there are recordings of the name Ernits deriving from a German surname Ernitz and after migrating to Estonia the name was changed to Ernits. Likely of German origin.

- lernits

Ernits Last Name Facts

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

Ernits (Russian: Эрнитс) is found most in Estonia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernits? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ernits is the 874,560th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Ernits is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ernits reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Estonia, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 4,789. Besides Estonia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernits9244/
Jernits9235/
Ernitz8324/
Arnits8316/
Ernets8314/
Hernets77107/
Hernitz7780/
Gernets7758/
Gernitz7722/
Ernests7718/
Hernics778/
Erneitz771/
Jernitz771/
Erniz735/
Ernic732/
Ernić731/
Jerneitz716/
Earnests711/
Arnitz67213/
Ornitz67108/
Ernoić6770/
Hernitche6712/
Hernic677/
Herniz675/
Ernaiz673/
Gernič672/
Ernich672/
Jernić672/
Hornitsch671/
Ernetz671/
Ornets670/

Ernits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ernits in the Russian language
Эрнитсernits-

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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 Ernits
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