Erné Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Erné Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erné Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Erne (4,311) are calculated separately.

Erné (13) may also be a first name.

Erné Last Name Facts

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

Erné is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Erne. Click here for further potential spellings of Erné.

How Common Is The Last Name Erné? popularity and diffusion

Erné is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Erné are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 273,764. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Valais, where 53 percent reside, Canton of Thurgau, where 37 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 3 percent reside. Besides Switzerland Erné exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erne924,311/
Herné8920/
Ernér8914/
Ernée897/
Ernőné801/
Erni7514,760/
Erna757,448/
Erny752,772/
Erná751/
Herni673,907/
Herna673,316/
Herne671,840/
Ernis67917/
Ierna67899/
Erney67836/
Ernyi67670/
Gerne67668/
Erner67631/
Ernez67543/
Ernie67511/
Ernes67499/
Herny67407/
Gerni67221/
Ernei67205/
Eerni67157/
Gerny67145/
Earni67104/
Ehrne67100/
Ernet6747/
Ernio6742/
Ernea6738/
Ernay6732/
Earne6717/
Ernit6712/
Eerny6710/
Ernäs679/
Ernyő678/
Erniy678/
Ernid678/
Ernii676/
Ernee676/
Eerna675/
Erniz675/
Eirni674/
Earna674/
Errna674/
Ierne674/
Erneš674/
Ernyy673/
Eerne673/
Ernep673/
Ernaj672/
Eyrne672/
Ernai672/
Ernui672/
Ernni672/
Eirne671/
Errni671/
Earny671/
Hernj671/
Erneu671/
Ergne671/
Ernjs671/
Țerna671/
Erneh671/
Ernoy671/
Erniş671/
Ernna671/
Eurny670/
Ernne670/
Erned670/

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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 Erné
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