Chernobylsky Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Chernobylsky Surname User-submission:

In central/eastern Europe, many Jewish surnames have their genealogy based on the geographic location of ancestry. Chernobylsky and its variants most likely comes from people whose ancestry comes from Cherbobyl, which was historically a Jewish shtetl on the Pripyat River and is now the site of the tragic nuclear accident.

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Chernobylsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1311:65,3258,170
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Chernobylsky Surname Meaning

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In central/eastern Europe, many Jewish surnames have their genealogy based on the geographic location of ancestry. Chernobylsky and its variants most likely comes from people whose ancestry comes from Cherbobyl, which was historically a Jewish shtetl on the Pripyat River and is now the site of the tragic nuclear accident.

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Chernobylsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chernobylsky (Russian: Чернобыльский) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chernobylsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Chernobylsky reside; 66 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Chernobylsky is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 65,325. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 44 percent reside, Southern District, where 24 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Israel this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Chernobylsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chernobylsky surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Chernobylsky surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Chernobylsky earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning $33,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chernobylsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chernobylsky in the Russian language
Чернобыльскийcernobylskij-

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