Cernega Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cernega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cernega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova4171:8,5401,408
Romania1471:136,58414,745
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Černega (135) are calculated separately.

Cernega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cernega is found most frequently in Moldova. It can also appear as a variant: Černega. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cernega? popularity and diffusion

Cernega is the 540,721st most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Cernega are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Cernega is most frequent in Moldova, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 8,540. In Moldova it is mostly concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 26 percent reside, Rezina District, where 17 percent reside and Cimișlia District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Moldova Cernega occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 25 percent reside and Transnistria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Černega95135/
Chernega932,567/
Cerneaga93159/
Czernega9328/
Czerniega885/
Tchernega883/
Chergnega881/
Gernega8664/
Cerniga8662/
Cernoga8640/
Kernega863/
Cirnega861/
Tschernega828/
Cherniga80203/
Czerniga80135/
Chernego8099/
Chernyga805/
Cernogai802/
Cernegoy802/
Cernigha801/
Cernigai801/
Cernegoj801/
Kernegay801/
Kerneaga800/
Černiga7127/
Gernego7116/
Jerniga713/
Černegaitė711/
Cernigoi67182/
Cernigoj6765/
Chernigo6727/
Cernigoy678/
Jernigah673/
Serneget671/
Serneger671/
Jernigas671/
Jernigad671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cernega
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