Ernsting Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ernsting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernsting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6391:125,98715,384
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Austria141:608,24554,975
France81:8,302,840321,660
England51:11,143,612252,590
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Ernsting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ernsting is most common in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernsting? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 325,054th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Ernsting live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ernsting is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 639 people, or 1 in 125,987. In Germany Ernsting is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Ernsting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ernsting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ernsting surname increased 988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ernsting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ernsting surname are 8.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.22% registered with the party.

The amount Ernsting earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.12% less than the national average, earning R 158,928 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.76% more than the national average, earning $76,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erensting941/
Ernstin931/
Ernstien883/
Ernstina881/
Hernstin880/
Erenstina8210/
Ernsten80225/
Ehrnsten75176/
Ehrnstén7550/
Ernsteen756/
Ehrnstèn751/
Irenstien7175/
Ehrensten710/
Herrnsteen676/
Härnsten6310/
Jørnsten631/
Härensten5914/

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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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  • 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 Ernsting
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