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

Ernset is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ernset click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernset? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ernset reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 807,735th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 132 people.

The surname Ernset is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent live and Cross River, where 20 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent live.

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
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  • 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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