Erste Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Erste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Eršte (121) are calculated separately.

Erste (15) may also be a first name.

Erste Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erste (Arabic: ارستى, Russian: Эрсте) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Eršte. Click here for further possible spellings of Erste.

How Common Is The Last Name Erste? popularity and diffusion

Erste is the 1,596,935th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Erste live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Erste is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 48 percent live, Wisconsin, where 29 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 39 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Erste Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Erste are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the party.

Erste earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning $50,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eršte93121/
Gerste91283/
Ersted9193/
Erster9154/
Eerste913/
Herste912/
Erstie911/
Erstey911/
Erstea911/
Erst89142/
Herster83114/
Hersted8391/
Jersted835/
Herstes831/
Herstez831/
Hoerste831/
Ershtey831/
Erstedt831/
Ersther831/
Gerszte831/
Earsted830/
Gerstte830/
Yerster830/
Jerster830/
Gerst805,721/
Herst80794/
Arste80158/
Ersta8083/
Ersts8047/
Ierst8018/
Orste8016/
Earst809/
Ersti807/
Ehrst802/
Ersht801/
Eurst801/
Erstø801/
Erstt800/
Ehrstedt77149/
Herstedt77144/
Hjersted7718/
Herstead7717/
Eirstedt7712/
Jerstedt7710/
Hershter775/
Gershtey771/
Hersther770/
Hearst731,927/
Horste73204/
Harste73178/
Herrst73103/
Gersht7369/
Gerszt7368/
Geerst7367/
Hersti7317/
Herszt7312/
Hersht7310/
Hersta739/
Gersti734/
Heurst733/
Eursti731/
Orstee731/
Hersth731/
Irster731/
Hierst731/
Errsti731/
Gersth731/
Hirste731/
Hörste731/
Hersst731/
Gersty731/
Erstha731/
Gehrst730/
Girste730/
Heirst730/
Hersty730/
Herrstedt7186/
Hjerstedt7138/
Jerrstedt715/
Hershteha712/
Hierstedt710/
Gerscht6735/
Hörstge6715/
Erct6713/
Erstich6711/
Hirstea6710/
Hirster678/
Harstea677/
Erstouy677/
Erzt677/
Hearsty672/
Herstdt671/
Herstio671/
Eershth671/
Ersd671/
Erstova671/
Harstey671/
Irst671/
Herrschter671/
Herscht671/
Oijerstedt671/
Horstte671/
Hirstes670/
Hirsted670/
Jearrstead670/
Gershty670/

Erste Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erste in the Russian language
Эрстеerste-
Erste in the Arabic language
ارستىarsty-
لارستيlarsty-
ارستيarsty-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erste
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