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Where Does The Last Name Chernitsa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chernitsa (Russian: Черница) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chernitsa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,967,751^st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Chernitsa reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Chernitsa is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 1,779,297. In Russia Chernitsa is primarily concentrated in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 15 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live and Moscow, where 12 percent live. Barring Russia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Chernitsa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.