Chernishov Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Chernishov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chernishov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Georgia331:113,5019,283
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Israel131:658,28045,106
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Chernishov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chernishov (Georgian: ჩერნიშოვი, Russian: Чернишов) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chernishov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,001,271st most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 35 percent of Chernishov reside; 32 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Chernishov is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,601,367. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 26 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 8 percent live and Pskov Oblast, where 7 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Georgia, where 13 percent live.

Chernishov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Chernishov are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chernishov earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $58,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $48,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chernishov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chernishov in the Georgian language
ჩერნიშოვიchernishovi86.96
ჩერნიშოვchernishov13.04
Chernishov in the Russian language
Чернишовcernisov-

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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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