Chernigov Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Chernigov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chernigov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7641:188,64320,991
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

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

Chernigov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chernigov in the Russian language
Черниговcernigov-

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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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  • 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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