Chernoff Surname

173,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Chernoff Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) A descendant of Cherna, which is a variant of Charna, Slavic for “dark.”

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Chernoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5961:227,10521,940
Canada7901:46,6405,721
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

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.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of someone with black characteristics.

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These are variants of the Russian root word "chern/chyern/chorn" which means "black."

- kimverska

Chernoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chernoff (Russian: Чернофф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chernoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chernoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chernoff is the 173,293rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,938,527 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Chernoff live; 86 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Chernoff is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,596 people, or 1 in 227,105. In The United States Chernoff is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Chernoff is found in 21 countries. It also occurs 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 surname are 40.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.09% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchernoff9454/
Schernoff942/
Chernof9344/
Cernoff934/
Shernoff88135/
Charnoff88119/
Cernhoff882/
Chirnoff882/
Chernouf881/
Chairnoff8223/
Tschernof821/
Shernhoff820/
Chernov8093,540/
Chernow801,002/
Kernoff8039/
Sernoff8037/
Zernoff8024/
Hernouf806/
Chernaf804/
Jernoff802/
Chirnof802/
Hernaff801/
Gernoff801/
Chernova75107,820/
Tchernov7595/
Herrnhof7522/
Gernhoff7514/
Zernhoff7510/
Kernhoff7510/
Khrenoff758/
Chernnov753/
Cheernov752/
Chernoov752/
Chernovs752/
Khernouf752/
Chernowa751/
Chernoiv751/
Chernoub751/
Tchernow751/
Schernow750/
Cheremnov711,701/
Cernov71580/
Tschernow7170/
Tchernova7160/
Tschernov7122/
Hernov7114/
Hernow7112/
Cherimnov718/
Cheernova714/
Cernow713/
Chernnova712/
Cernaf711/
Hernaf711/
Zernof711/
Kernof711/
Cernova67927/
Zhernov67673/
Cernovs67282/
Charnow67265/
Kernouf67218/
Czernow67135/
Chornov6759/
Charnov6751/
Hernhow6733/
Tsernof6727/
Shernov6723/
Chirnov6717/
Khernov6717/
Kernhof6716/
Shernow6714/
Chornow679/
Jernouf678/
Jirnoff672/
Krenoff672/
Tschernova672/
Chernab671/
Csernov671/
Chernóv671/
Shernaf671/
Kernaff671/
Zernouf671/
Sernouf671/
Tschernowa671/
Chernovova671/
Zirnoff671/
Zcernow671/
Sirnoff671/
Hjernov671/

Chernoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chernoff in the Russian language
Черноффcernoff-

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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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