Cierny Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Cierny Surname User-submission:

Cierny means the color, 'black'.

Cierny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Čierny (578) & Čierný (27) are calculated separately.

Cierny Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cierny means the color, 'black'.

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Cierny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cierny is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Čierny or Čierný. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cierny? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Cierny are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cierny is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 116,010. In Slovakia Cierny is most common in: Trenčín Region, where 35 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 22 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Slovakia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

Cierny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cierny are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Cierny earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.85% more than the national average, earning $53,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $44,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čierny94578/
Csierny926/
Cierney922/
Scierny921/
Cerny9110,152/
Cirny919/
Čierný8927/
Czerny835,596/
Cherny833,454/
Cerney83924/
Cserny83302/
Cernyh83125/
Cernay83102/
Cierna8361/
Cerrny8312/
Cerniy835/
Cernoy834/
Scerny834/
Cierná834/
Cirney833/
Cairny831/
Cearny831/
Cernyi831/
Chirny830/
Chernyi7722,417/
Chernyy778,221/
Cherney774,108/
Cairney773,758/
Cherniy77911/
Csernyi77354/
Chernay77220/
Chernyh77207/
Czerney77125/
Csernay7793/
Czernay7793/
Chernoy7748/
Cearney779/
Tcherny778/
Chiorny775/
Chirniy774/
Cserney774/
Czernys772/
Chirney771/
Chirnyy771/
Ciernio771/
Chernéy771/
Chearny770/
Scearny770/
Cirneey770/
Cernney770/
Cherrny770/
Cerna7359,963/
Cirne732,589/
Cerne731,282/
Cerni73777/
Cyrny7389/
Cirna7336/
Černy7334/
Zirny7324/
Cirni7313/
Cerná739/
Cerné733/
Cerný733/
Chernaya718,235/
Czernysz71209/
Tscherny71163/
Chearney71103/
Zscherny7130/
Cherrnay7126/
Czernych7123/
Tchernyi7110/
Chairney715/
Tchernyh713/
Tchiorny712/
Chirnaya711/
Tschirny711/
Ciernich711/
Cernea674,799/
Cernei673,893/
Cherne671,451/
Cherni671,300/
Cserni67583/
Czyrny67392/
Czerna67351/
Zernyi67179/
Scerna67173/
Scerni67155/
Cernih67107/
Cernii67104/
Tscherney6795/
Zerniy6785/
Tschernay6775/
Černyš6772/
Černay6743/
Czerná6741/
Czerni6735/
Czerný6730/
Cernie6725/
Cernaa6720/
Tchernych6713/
Černey679/
Cernej679/
Tserny678/
Cernayova677/
Tchernaya677/
Scerne676/
Cairna676/
Cernaj676/
Cernai676/
Zirniy675/
Cairne674/
Zirney674/
Chirne674/
Chirni674/
Zernay673/
Tchiorniy673/
Zierne673/
Zerney672/
Czerne672/
Černys672/
Cernna672/
Cerrna672/
Chyrny672/
Cernij671/
Tchernysh671/
Çerniy671/
Cernee671/
Chernoaya671/
Cirnei671/
Cerneyova671/
Csirennyi671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cierny
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