Cherniga Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Cherniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1431:1,007,85477,587
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Cherniga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherniga (Russian: Чернига) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherniga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,173,425th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Cherniga live; 40 percent live in North Asia and 40 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 1,007,854. In Russia Cherniga is most frequent in: Kurgan Oblast, where 27 percent live, Kirov Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 10 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Cherniga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Cherniga surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Cherniga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.32% more than the national average, earning $66,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerniga9362/
Chernega882,567/
Czerniga88135/
Charniga8865/
Chernigo8827/
Chernyga885/
Cernigai881/
Cernigha881/
Cherniger8210/
Chernigoy827/
Czerniega825/
Tchernega823/
Chernigoi821/
Chergnega821/
Chernigoo821/
Cernega80594/
Černiga8027/
Hernega8015/
Jerniga803/
Hirniga802/
Tschernega788/
Cernigoi75182/
Cerneaga75159/
Charnigo75108/
Chernego7599/
Hernigou7567/
Cernigoj7565/
Czernega7528/
Cernigoy758/
Shernigo753/
Jernigah753/
Charnega751/
Herniger750/
Tschernigoi7414/
Herniguez711/
Černega67135/
Gernega6764/
Kernega673/
Cirnega671/

Cherniga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherniga in the Russian language
Чернигаcerniga-

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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
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  • 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 Cherniga
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