Chesny Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Chesny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chesny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
France331:2,012,810168,616
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Chesny (15) may also be a first name.

Chesny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chesny (Russian: Чэсны) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chesny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chesny is the 1,286,243rd most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Chesny live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Chesny is mostly found in: Michigan, where 24 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Chesny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chesny has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 719 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chesny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chesny last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the party.

Chesny earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesney929,621/
Chesnay92696/
Chesnoy92469/
Chesnyy9229/
Chesnyi9228/
Chesniy921/
Chessny921/
Hesny9122/
Chesnaya8641/
Chessney862/
Cheysney861/
Cheasney860/
Chesne831,097/
Chesna83484/
Czesny83205/
Scesny83141/
Chesné8351/
Hesney8336/
Chesni8310/
Cesney837/
Ciesny832/
Heshny832/
Checny831/
Hessny831/
Hesnay831/
Chesná831/
Ceasny830/
Stschesny802/
Sczesny77968/
Chesner77438/
Chesnet77282/
Chesnes77186/
Hessney77128/
Scesney7796/
Chesnee7721/
Chesnie7715/
Chiesna7713/
Chesnis777/
Chesnoi777/
Chessni775/
Cessney774/
Chesnea772/
Cheshna771/
Chesneu771/
Chesnée771/
Cheesna771/
Chisney770/
Chezney770/
Chesnid770/
Tschesnych751/
Hejny73585/
Hesni73349/
Cesna73188/
Cesne7383/
Cesni7382/
Gesny7359/
Hezny7340/
Hesna7335/
Cejny738/
Jesny733/
Hesne733/
Hesné731/
Hisny731/
Cisny730/
Cysny730/
Chesnais712,382/
Chesness7161/
Cheshneh7131/
Chessner714/
Chesnett711/
Cheshnei711/
Chesnich710/
Chesnitt710/
Chesneer710/
Cheesner710/
Cessna673,253/
Cisney67672/
Jesney67234/
Czesna67134/
Hesner67107/
Czisny6775/
Hejnyš6751/
Chejne6731/
Chisne6730/
Chisna6725/
Heshne6725/
Khisny6722/
Scezny6720/
Hetsne6720/
Hisnay6713/
Chysna6712/
Hessna6712/
Hessne6711/
Chisni676/
Hisney675/
Hessni673/
Heznay672/
Szczesney672/
Czesni672/
Česnys672/
Cessni671/
Hoisny671/
Ciesne671/
Czezny671/
Chezni671/
Scesna671/
Scesne671/
Czesñy671/
Dûchesnes671/
Checni671/
Cesnaj671/
Cheshneid671/
Chysne671/
Jesnay671/
Heisna671/
Gessny670/
Cisnay670/

Chesny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chesny in the Russian language
Чэсныcesny-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chesny
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