Girnyak Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Girnyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girnyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1531:941,98173,950
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Girnyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girnyak (Russian: Гирняк) is most common in Russia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Girnyak.

How Common Is The Last Name Girnyak? popularity and diffusion

Girnyak is the 1,300,225th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Girnyak is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Girnyak live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 941,981. In Russia Girnyak is most common in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 18 percent reside, Vladimir Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Transnistria, where 5 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Girnyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Girnyak surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (35%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Girnyak last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurnyak86121/
Hirnyak8614/
Girniak8610/
Grenyak867/
Gernyak866/
Gyrnyak861/
Zhirnyak8022/
Khirnyak803/
Gierniak802/
Chirnyak801/
Ernyak771/
Irnyakova754/
Hirniak71410/
Gurniak71382/
Sernyak7137/
Hernyak7133/
Zernyak7119/
Gernjak7114/
Gerniak7112/
Cernyak713/
Hirnjak712/
Irnhack711/
Irnyagh711/
Gurnjak711/
Gernyakova711/
Chernyak6710,898/
Iornyagh671,192/
Zhernyak6792/
Zhirnyakova6785/
Ghirneac679/
Iornyahg674/
Khernyak673/
Zairniak672/
Zierniak671/
Hirnjack671/
Hierniak671/
Gurniack671/
Sierniak671/
Gernjack671/

Girnyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girnyak in the Russian language
Гирнякgirnak-

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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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  • 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 Girnyak
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