Chernow Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Chernow Surname User-submission:

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

Chernow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4851:17,6452,629
United States4781:758,28259,111
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Chernow Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Chernow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chernow is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chernow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chernow is the 361,170th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. The surname Chernow is predominantly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Chernow live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Chernow is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 17,645. In Israel Chernow is mostly concentrated in: Southern District, where 25 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent are found and Central District, where 18 percent are found. Beside Israel Chernow occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 48 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Chernow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chernow surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chernow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.14% more than the national average, earning $54,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.26% more than the national average, earning $66,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chernowa931/
Tchernow931/
Schernow930/
Hernow9212/
Cernow923/
Tschernow8870/
Chernov8693,540/
Charnow86265/
Czernow86135/
Chernof8644/
Hernhow8633/
Shernow8614/
Chornow869/
Zcernow861/
Tschernowa821/
Chernova80107,820/
Chernoff802,480/
Tchernov8095/
Chernoev8023/
Chernnov803/
Chernoov802/
Cheernov802/
Chernovs802/
Chernoiv801/
Chernoub801/
Schirnow801/
Tshernow801/
Chernouf801/
Tscheremnow782/
Cernov77580/
Gernow7767/
Zernow7754/
Sernow7744/
Jernow7738/
Hernov7714/
Hernaw7710/
Kernow7710/
Cheremnov751,701/
Tchernova7560/
Tchernoff7554/
Tschernov7522/
Cherimnov758/
Cheernova754/
Chernnova752/
Schernoff752/
Tschernof751/
Cernova71927/
Zhernov71673/
Cernovs71282/
Chornov7159/
Charnov7151/
Charnaw7150/
Shernov7123/
Chirnov7117/
Khernov7117/
Czernów7117/
Hernouf716/
Cernoff714/
Chernaf714/
Chirnof712/
Tschernova712/
Searnow711/
Chernovova711/
Hjernov711/
Chernab711/
Chernóv711/
Csernov711/
Herrnaw710/
Shernoff67135/
Charnoff67119/
Herrnhof6722/
Shernova6718/
Khernova6717/
Chyornov6717/
Chirnova6711/
Chyrnova675/
Khernouf672/
Cernhoff672/
Chirnoff672/
Cerngova671/
Ceremnov671/

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