Cernilec Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Cernilec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cernilec Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Černilec (115) are calculated separately.

Cernilec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cernilec is found most in Slovenia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Černilec. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cernilec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Cernilec occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cernilec reside; 60 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 829,225. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Upper Carniola, where 100 percent live. Aside from Slovenia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Černilec96115/
Cerneleac8231/
Chernilych781/
Cernelic7541/
Cernelich719/
Cernelić636/
Cernelis631/
Černelič50211/
Černelić5062/
Zernelis502/
Sernelis501/
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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 Cernilec
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