Hirnstein Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Hirnstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 186 | 1:432,825 | 38,889 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Hirnstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirnstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hirnstein is most common in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirnstein? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,222,957th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hirnstein live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany Hirnstein occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girnstein | 89 | 102 | / |
| Ehrnstein | 89 | 38 | / |
| Hernstein | 89 | 32 | / |
| Irenstein | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ehrenstein | 84 | 470 | / |
| Herrnstein | 84 | 119 | / |
| Herenstein | 84 | 53 | / |
| Ernstein | 82 | 89 | / |
| Herzenstein | 80 | 55 | / |
| Herenshtein | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hurynshtein | 80 | 6 | / |
| Herrnsteine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Erenstein | 78 | 243 | / |
| Irenstien | 78 | 75 | / |
| Hernstine | 78 | 13 | / |
| Erinstein | 78 | 9 | / |
| Ernsteine | 78 | 8 | / |
| Hirnstajn | 78 | 6 | / |
| Eernstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ernsteing | 78 | 1 | / |
| Herzenshtein | 76 | 4 | / |
| Eerenstein | 74 | 205 | / |
| Gerenstein | 74 | 81 | / |
| Erenshtein | 74 | 9 | / |
| Herrnsteen | 74 | 6 | / |
| Erynshtein | 74 | 3 | / |
| Erensteine | 74 | 1 | / |
| Girnsztejn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Irenshtain | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ehrensteinová | 73 | 16 | / |
| Herrnsteinová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ernstine | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ernsteen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ernstien | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ernstene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Geerenstein | 70 | 33 | / |
| Gerenshtein | 70 | 2 | / |
| Hirnštajn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ernstheim | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gerenschtein | 67 | 11 | / |
| Erensteyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ernšteine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erinstine | 67 | 0 | / |
| Earnstine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hirnstein
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