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 surname Erste (Arabic: ارستى, Russian: Эрсте) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Eršte. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erste? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erste is the 1,596,935th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. Erste occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Erste are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Erste is mostly found in: Ohio, where 48 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 29 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States Erste exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 39 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Erste Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erste last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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