Cernean Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cernean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cernean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2471:14,4182,470
Romania621:323,83728,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Cernean Last Name Facts

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

Cernean is found most in Moldova. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cernean? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Cernean occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cernean live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Cernean is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 14,418. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Ștefan Vodă District, where 53 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 16 percent reside and Rezina District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Moldova this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerneant934/
Cernan9276/
Chernan8635/
Cernain8610/
Ckernan866/
Kernean866/
Cernian862/
Cîrnean861/
Cernanc861/
Cernant861/
Jernean860/
Gernean860/
Ciernan860/
Tcherneian822/
Tcherneyan822/
Chernane80614/
Chernand80188/
Chernian8061/
Chernyan8054/
Kernehan8041/
Chernene805/
Czernian801/
Kerneahn801/
Cernecen801/
Cherngen801/
Schernan800/
Kearnean800/
Kernan775,114/
Gernan77212/
Crenan7759/
Sernan7749/
Černan7714/
Cernam775/
Jernan771/
Cirnan771/
Zernan770/
Cherinnan75663/
Cernanova757/
Scheurnan751/
Schernann751/
Chernjyan751/
Kiernan7117,967/
Gernand711,504/
Keirnan71535/
Chernyatin71534/
Kearnan71359/
Kernane71296/
Jernane71241/
Sernane71239/
Gernant71187/
Cherinnang71164/
Kernahn71110/
Shernan7155/
Cherinngan7152/
Kerneen7149/
Kernaen7137/
Chernichen7134/
Kernain7125/
Kernene7119/
Zernant7114/
Kernein7114/
Sernand7113/
Zernand7112/
Kernien7111/
Gernain717/
Kerngan714/
Ceernam714/
Chernam713/
Gernane713/
Qernain713/
Jernang713/
Gernann712/
Zernane712/
Seernan712/
Gernang712/
Keernan711/
Giernan711/
Kernhan711/
Kernnan711/
Zernann711/
Sernang711/
Gergnan711/
Sernant711/
Sernyan711/
Cherimnian711/
Chernashyn711/
Crenene711/
Jernand711/
Gehrnan710/
Kerrnan710/
Kergnan710/
Sernian710/
Siernan710/
Kernann710/
Schernahan710/
Searnan710/
Crenhan710/
Gernandt671,039/
Kernahan67923/
Černienė67504/
Chernine67431/
Šernienė67277/
Tsernant67107/
Chernoun6754/
Cheernam6731/
Gernannt6721/
Cernitin679/
Khernane675/
Kiernann675/
Žernienė674/
Cherinngoen674/
Cernicin673/
Csernyán673/
Chernyachin672/
Scharnan672/
Qernoyan672/
Kiernnan671/
Keirnann671/
Kernoyan671/
Kerrngan671/
Chirnian671/
Chernuin671/
Shernian671/
Sherrnan671/
Tzerrnan671/
Gehrnann671/
Sheernan671/
Khernene671/
Sherhnan671/
Gerhnang671/
Gernesin671/
Shiernan670/
Crenahan670/
Queirnan670/
Shernand670/
Searnand670/
Kerrnnan670/
Shearnan670/
Kerneham670/

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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 Cernean
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