Ernits Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 276 | 1:4,789 | 471 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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.
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Where Does The Last Name Ernits Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ernits (Russian: Эрнитс) has its highest incidence in Estonia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ernits? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 874,560th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Ernits live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most widespread in Estonia, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 4,789. Beside Estonia Ernits occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernits | 92 | 44 | / |
| Jernits | 92 | 35 | / |
| Ernitz | 83 | 24 | / |
| Arnits | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ernets | 83 | 14 | / |
| Hernets | 77 | 107 | / |
| Hernitz | 77 | 80 | / |
| Gernets | 77 | 58 | / |
| Gernitz | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ernests | 77 | 18 | / |
| Hernics | 77 | 8 | / |
| Erneitz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jernitz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erniz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ernic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ernić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jerneitz | 71 | 6 | / |
| Earnests | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arnitz | 67 | 213 | / |
| Ornitz | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ernoić | 67 | 70 | / |
| Hernitche | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hernic | 67 | 7 | / |
| Herniz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ernaiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gernič | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ernich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jernić | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hornitsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ernetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ornets | 67 | 0 | / |
Ernits Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ernits in the Russian language | ||
| Эрнитс | ernits | - |
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Footnotes
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