Ernset Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ernset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ernset (132) may also be a first name.

Ernset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ernset is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernset? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ernset reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ernset is also the 807,735th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 132 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ernset is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent reside and Cross River, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ernsest922/
Earnset922/
Ernse912/
Earnsest860/
Ernser8344/
Erense836/
Ernsie833/
Ernseh830/
Hernse830/
Arnseth7783/
Erenses7734/
Hornset7719/
Gerense7710/
Gernsey774/
Erensez773/
Hernsey773/
Gernsøe772/
Gernnse771/
Eernsse771/
Herense771/
Eirense771/
Girnset770/
Ernce7390/
Ernsy735/
Ernsi731/
Hornseth71329/
Aarnseth7171/
Gerensie7118/
Gerensea7116/
Gerensse711/
Erence67160/
Erenje67155/
Ernzer67126/
Ernješ67118/
Erince67105/
Eringe6797/
Erensi6728/
Arnsit6716/
Erenge6716/
Ernger679/
Ehrensitz677/
Irense676/
Erinje672/
Ernjes672/
Ernges671/
Hernge671/
Hernje671/
Gernsi671/
Erinsa671/
Erinze671/
Gernsy670/

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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 Ernset
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