Chernyk Surname

200,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chernyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chernyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,9601:23,2263,292
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Canada471:783,94961,790
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chernyk Last Name Facts

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

Chernyk (Russian: Чернык) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chernyk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 200,527th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,501,944 people. The last name Chernyk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Chernyk reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,960 people, or 1 in 23,226. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 23 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine Chernyk is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Chernyk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chernyk last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chernyk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 79.71% more than the national average, earning $77,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.33% less than the national average, earning $37,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chernyk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chernyk in the Russian language
Черныкcernyk-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • 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 Chernyk
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