Csernák Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Csernák Surname User-submission:

The Csernák surname comes from the Russian черный (chernyy), which means 'black'.

Also can be a physical attribution, 'one who has black hair, eyebrows, skin tone' etc.

Or a 'person who lives by the river Chorna'.

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Csernák Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,5671:6,264743
Slovakia481:111,17620,971
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Csernak (218) are calculated separately.

Csernák Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Csernák surname comes from the Russian черный (chernyy), which means 'black'.

Also can be a physical attribution, 'one who has black hair, eyebrows, skin tone' etc.

Or a 'person who lives by the river Chorna'.

- csernak.a

Csernák Last Name Facts

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

The surname Csernák is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Csernak. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Csernák? popularity and diffusion

The last name Csernák is the 245,548th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,495,710 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Csernák reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Hungary, where it is carried by 1,567 people, or 1 in 6,264. In Hungary Csernák is most numerous in: Pest County, where 38 percent reside, Bács-Kiskun County, where 17 percent reside and Budapest, where 12 percent reside. Barring Hungary this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Csernak95218/
Cernák923/
Csernok86147/
Csernók8675/
Czernák8614/
Csernáková8238/
Cernak77676/
Cernok7749/
Cernáková751/
Chernak71742/
Chernok7182/
Czernak7152/
Csernoková7140/
Cernock7131/
Csornok7116/
Csernakova7113/
Csornak716/
Cernack715/
Ciernak715/
Cernook712/
Csernaková712/
Cernauk711/
Cernaik711/
Cerneak710/
Chernook67796/
Chernack67241/
Chernock67229/
Chernhak6795/
Chernaik6757/
Chernake6712/
Tshernok6711/
Tsernook678/
Czernhak676/
Czernaik674/
Cziernok674/
Chernnok674/
Czhernak671/
Chernokh671/
Zchernak671/
Chernakh671/

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