Chernigov Surname
Approximately 812 people bear this surname
Chernigov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 764 | 1:188,643 | 20,991 |
| Belarus | 33 | 1:287,911 | 32,667 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Chernigov Demographics
Chernigov Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Chernigov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chernigov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chernigov (Russian: Чернигов) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chernigov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 425,776th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,974,810 people. The surname Chernigov is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Chernigov live; 67 percent live in North Asia and 67 percent live in Slavic North Asia.
Chernigov is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 764 people, or 1 in 188,643. In Russia it is most common in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Moscow, where 6 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Russia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.
Chernigov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Chernigov last name are 6.46% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.23% being registered to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chernigova | 95 | 895 | / |
| Tchernigov | 95 | 2 | / |
| Cernigov | 94 | 5 | / |
| Chernegov | 89 | 70 | / |
| Chernygov | 89 | 13 | / |
| Chernigow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Cernigova | 89 | 3 | / |
| Cernigovs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chernugov | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shernigov | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chernegova | 84 | 63 | / |
| Chernygova | 84 | 11 | / |
| Chernigoff | 84 | 7 | / |
| Cernegova | 78 | 14 | / |
| Czernigow | 78 | 6 | / |
| Černigova | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kirnigov | 71 | 1 | / |
Chernigov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chernigov in the Russian language | ||
| Чернигов | cernigov | - |
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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 Chernigov
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