Cernys Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Cernys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cernys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

The alternate forms: Černys (2) & Černyš (72) are calculated separately.

Cernys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cernys is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Černys or Černyš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cernys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cernys is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Cernys live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Cernys is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Cernys is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 91 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Cernys exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and Lithuania, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Černys942/
Chernys9279/
Cernysh923/
Czernys922/
Černyš8972/
Chernysh8623,737/
Czernysz86209/
Chernyts866/
Cernis83117/
Cernes8332/
Kernys8331/
Zernys8312/
Cernysova8039/
Chernyshe803/
Chernysch801/
Tchernysh801/
Chernes77547/
Chernis77493/
Cerneus77150/
Czernis77148/
Cernese7754/
Cernihs7749/
Cernijs7734/
Cearnes7722/
Cerniss7720/
Cernajs7720/
Chernyx7712/
Cernych7710/
Cernois779/
Cerneis778/
Czernes775/
Kernysh775/
Cernish774/
Chernyz772/
Cernais772/
Csernis771/
Cernise771/
Cernios771/
Cerneas771/
Cernuis771/
Kerneys770/
Chernyshch754/
Chernets712,426/
Cherniss71220/
Chernish71217/
Czernisz71137/
Cernesse7139/
Chernesh7125/
Cherness7124/
Czernych7123/
Chernest7114/
Schernes7112/
Cernaits7110/
Chernych719/
Chyrnysh715/
Tsernysh712/
Shernysh712/
Chirnysh712/
Tchernis711/
Czernesz711/
Kernes67725/
Cernisova67273/
Cirnes67179/
Kyrnys67138/
Crenes6790/
Kernis6788/
Černis6784/
Zernis6752/
Sernis6745/
Zernes6720/
Tchernych6713/
Zyrnys678/
Sernes677/
Cerniz676/
Ceremnihs676/
Cernesova676/
Cyrnis673/
Sherrneys673/
Ceremnych672/
Černes672/
Kearney's671/
Kernhs671/
Chernuish671/
Cirnis671/
Cernez671/
Cyrnes671/

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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 Cernys
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