Ernstson Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ernstson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ernstson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ernstson (11) may also be a first name.

Ernstson Last Name Facts

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

Ernstson is found most in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernstson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Ernstson are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 11 people.

Ernstson is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 107,030. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent live and Värmland County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent live and Estonia, where 7 percent live.

Ernstson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ernstson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ernstson last name contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ernstsson94531/
Ernstsone9474/
Ernestson9410/
Ernstsohn941/
Ernestsone8927/
Ernstsen88902/
Arnstson883/
Ernstzon881/
Erenstsen8213/
Ernstzen75920/
Arnstsen754/
Ernst-Sunne748/
Ernestussen747/
Erenstzen715/
Eornstzen711/

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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 Ernstson
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