Chernoff Surname
Approximately 2,480 people bear this surname
Chernoff Surname Definition:
(from the name of a female ancestor) A descendant of Cherna, which is a variant of Charna, Slavic for “dark.”
Read More About This SurnameChernoff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,596 | 1:227,105 | 21,940 |
| Canada | 790 | 1:46,640 | 5,721 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Chernoff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a female ancestor) A descendant of Cherna, which is a variant of Charna, Slavic for “dark.”
User-submitted Reference
This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of someone with black characteristics.
- deleted-173293These are variants of the Russian root word "chern/chyern/chorn" which means "black."
- kimverskaChernoff Demographics
Average Chernoff Salary in
United States
$55,384 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chernoff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chernoff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chernoff (Russian: Чернофф) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chernoff.
How Common Is The Last Name Chernoff? popularity and diffusion
Chernoff is the 173,293rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,938,527 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Chernoff are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,596 people, or 1 in 227,105. In The United States Chernoff is most common in: California, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Chernoff occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.
Chernoff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chernoff last name are 40.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chernoff earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.36% more than the national average, earning $55,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $49,379 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chernoff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chernoff in the Russian language | ||
| Чернофф | cernoff | - |
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Chernoff Reference & Research
Chernoff DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Chernoff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chernoff
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