Jerningan Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Jerningan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerningan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383

Jerningan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jerningan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerningan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jerningan is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Jerningan are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 38 percent are found, Texas, where 21 percent are found and Alabama, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Jerningan is found in one country. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 11 percent are found.

Jerningan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jerningan surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Jerningan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerrningan951/
Jeringan9416/
Gerningan896/
Jernignan891/
Jernimgan891/
Jerringan891/
Eringan8810/
Jerngan882/
Jerningham841/
Yeringan821/
Jeringon820/
Jernningham800/
Herningham741/
Erringon712/
Erengon631/
Gerenggon561/

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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 Jerningan
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