Ernesto is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ernesto
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ernesto

How popular is Ernesto?

Ernesto is common in Brazil.

Ernesto is ranked 7358 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ernestos plummeted by 0.9708738 per cent to 204 since 2000 and slipped by 5864 spots and ranked at 90495. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 50.98 52.91
White 42.16 42.72
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.92 0
Black 2.94 0
Ernesto is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mozambique which signifies that it is originated from Mozambique. Around 73538 people have been found who wears Ernesto as their family name. Ernesto is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
440,449 Indonesia10
8,040 Guyana6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
9,053 Senegal5
8,411 Costa Rica4
4,333 Puerto Rico3
1,219,338 India3
44,018 Poland2
40,064 Nigeria2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
34,572 Israel2
12,172 Ghana2
118,441 Germany2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
1,753 Cuba2
26,123 Malaysia2
3,871 Paraguay2
53,505 Turkey1
29,046 Japan1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
49,101 Denmark1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
91,024 Belgium1
7,191 Afghanistan1
24,421 Slovakia1
7,198 Maldives1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
38,830 Morocco1
480 Micronesia1
5,553 Taiwan1
77,122 Sweden1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
11,923 Slovenia1
5,467 Haiti1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,676 Canada30
36,547 Switzerland27
2,917 Nicaragua23
109,551 Australia13
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
56,973 South Africa73
53,069 England70
7,779 Uruguay61
Countries with hundreds of Ernesto:
12,750 Italy840
2,961 Venezuela677
2,154 Guatemala615
1,108 Honduras518
51,688 United States510
1,461 Dominican Republic505
5,126 Peru499
1,615 Portugal434
2,941 Ecuador414
2,437 Bolivia341
17,121 Tanzania255
4,366 Chile234
1,589 Panama228
20,320 Spain146
Countries with thousands of Ernesto:
2,017 Mexico4,659
419 El Salvador2,627
2,067 Colombia1,520
3,499 Argentina1,433
12,822 Philippines1,160
Countries with ten thousands of Ernesto:
114 Mozambique29,230
148 Angola15,806
1,496 Brazil10,430
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Albano Ernesto worked as laborer and hailed from Santa Caterina, Italy. 24 years old embarked for New York from Naples on Burgundia and arrived on October 2, 1900. 17 years old Angelo Ernesto, Angelone Ernesto, aged 22, Antonio Ernesto (27) Laborer, Antonio Ernesto (51) Country man, Giuseppe Ernesto, aged 29, Maria Ernesto, aged 17, are other Ernesto that migrated to US from Marseilles, Genoa, Boulogne & Rotterdam and Naples.

Ernesto Namesakes

  • Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Theatre Actor
  • Luis Ernesto Franco, Actor
  • Luis Ernesto Franco, Actor
  • Oscar Ernesto Ortega Cuba, Cinematographer
  • Luis Ernesto Michel, Soccer goalkeeper
  • Julio Ernesto Estrada, Musical Artist
  • Luis Ernesto Franco, Actor
  • Luis Ernesto Derbez, Mexican Politician
  • Luis Ernesto Michel, Soccer goalkeeper
  • Lisandro Ernesto Colmenares, Grecia Colmenares' father

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