Cernjak Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Cernjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cernjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Černjak (169) & Ćernjak (1) are calculated separately.

Cernjak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cernjak is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Černjak or Ćernjak. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cernjak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cernjak is the 2,661,929th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Cernjak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Cernjak reside; 64 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 146,334. In Slovenia Cernjak is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 94 percent are found and Savinja, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia Cernjak is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

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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 Cernjak
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