Jerneck Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jerneck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerneck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Jerneck Last Name Facts

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

Jerneck is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerneck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Jerneck are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden Jerneck is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 59 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 41 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 19 percent reside and Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Jerneck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jerneck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jernek9223/
Jernejc86131/
Jernick8681/
Cerneck8648/
Jerneke8611/
Serneck867/
Gerneck865/
Zerneck865/
Ernek83214/
Zernecke8048/
Järnecke8035/
Gernecke805/
Jeurnick801/
Cernek77312/
Zernec7775/
Cernec7759/
Sernek7756/
Zernek7718/
Järnek7714/
Gernek7714/
Jirnek7710/
Gernec770/
Jerneková756/
Zernick71331/
Sernick71116/
Cerneac7192/
Gerneke7164/
Zerneke7149/
Gernick716/
Järneke712/
Gernect710/
Cerneak710/
Zernicke67260/
Ernyk6736/
Ernik6729/
Gernicke671/
Gernetke671/

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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 Jerneck
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