Cherniak Surname
Approximately 12,347 people bear this surname
Cherniak Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) Cherniak is Slavic for “cuttlefish,” the source of a black secretion from which the pigment sepia is made. The bearer of the name either sold sepia, used it in writing, or dispensed it as a medicine.
Cherniak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 10,740 | 1:4,239 | 410 |
| Israel | 817 | 1:10,474 | 1,599 |
| United States | 363 | 1:998,509 | 73,813 |
| Canada | 349 | 1:105,575 | 11,383 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Cherñiak (3) are calculated separately.
Cherniak Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) Cherniak is Slavic for “cuttlefish,” the source of a black secretion from which the pigment sepia is made. The bearer of the name either sold sepia, used it in writing, or dispensed it as a medicine.
Cherniak Demographics
Average Cherniak Salary in
United States
$47,277 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cherniak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherniak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cherniak (Georgian: ჩერნიაკ) occurs most in Ukraine. It may be found as: Cherñiak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherniak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,258th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 590,228 people. The last name Cherniak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Cherniak reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 10,740 people, or 1 in 4,239. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kiev, where 10 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Cherniak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cherniak last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cherniak earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning R 173,892 per year; in United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $57,962 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherniak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherniak in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩერნიაკ | cherniak | - |
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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 Cherniak
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