Nerst Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Nerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Nerst (5) may also be a first name.

Nerst Last Name Facts

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

Nerst is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nerst is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Nerst reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia. Nerst is also the 5,493,085th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 5 people.

The last name Nerst is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent are found. Not including Denmark this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ners89520/
Nerse80810/
Niers80538/
Nears80226/
Nerås8098/
Nersh8018/
Norst809/
Neirs809/
Gners807/
Narst802/
Neers801/
Nersz801/
Neyrs801/
Neurs801/
Nerrs800/
Neerås732/
Norsht731/
Nøiers731/
Nierrs731/
Nearss731/
Noirst730/
Nirs6767/
Nerx6724/
Nersová6715/
Niersch6710/
Nersova675/
Njrs671/
Nhrs671/

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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 Nerst
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