Czerniak Surname

47,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Czerniak Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Czernia (black), a village in Poland; dweller near the Czernia River; the dark-complexioned man.

Czerniak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8,7951:4,322467
United States1,0871:333,44930,160
Germany2191:367,60535,039
France2031:327,20649,567
Brazil1701:1,259,26143,260
Canada981:375,97533,576
England801:696,47639,547
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Wales211:147,35910,403
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Austria121:709,62061,025
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
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Czerniak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Czernia (black), a village in Poland; dweller near the Czernia River; the dark-complexioned man.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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Czerniak Demographics

Average Czerniak Salary in
United States

$51,638 USD

Per year
Rank:
361,765 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000342697
Rank: 27,141 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
119.67%
Sample size: 566 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Czerniak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Czerniak is found most frequently in Poland. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Czerniak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,551st most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 669,750 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Czerniak live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 8,795 people, or 1 in 4,322. Barring Poland it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Czerniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Czerniak surname are 1.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Czerniak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.79% less than the national average, earning 236,058 kr per year; in Peru they earn 104.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,560 per year; in United States they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $51,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $54,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czerzniak9439/
Czerniack942/
Cerniak9395/
Zerniak9371/
Szczerniak891/
Cherniak8812,347/
Cierniak883,160/
Czorniak88148/
Czernhak886/
Czyrniak885/
Czerniac885/
Czerniok882/
Zcerniak882/
Zierniak881/
Tzerniak881/
Cerniack881/
Czerniakova842/
Czerniaková841/
Cierzniak82738/
Cherniack82142/
Tcherniak82102/
Cherniakh8248/
Czyrzniak8220/
Cserrniak821/
Cierniack821/
Cheerniak821/
Cherrniak821/
Zorniak8069/
Černiak8055/
Cernjak8053/
Cerniac8045/
Zernyak8019/
Zarniak8011/
Cernyak803/
Cerñiak801/
Cerneak800/
Tscherniak7856/
Tcherniack7824/
Cherniacke781/
Chernyak7510,898/
Zhorniak751,177/
Zhernyak7592/
Czirniok7511/
Csernyak755/
Cerniňák753/
Cherniac753/
Cerñiack753/
Cherñiak753/
Cierniac752/
Zairniak752/
Czorniok751/
Chernjak751/
Czarniok751/
Tscherniack741/
Tchernyak7118/
Chernyakh7112/
Tsherniak715/
Cierzniok711/
Tchernjak711/
Černjak67169/
Zornjak6797/
Cerneac6792/
Cherñak6748/
Černiaková6710/
Černiakova675/
Çernyak674/
Černiák672/
Ćernjak671/
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