Hernjak Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Hernjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hernjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia321:223,28012,990
United States181:20,136,607622,629

The alternate forms: Hernják (1) are calculated separately.

Hernjak Last Name Facts

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

Hernjak is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Hernják. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hernjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hernjak is the 2,746,821st most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Hernjak is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Hernjak reside; 64 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 223,280. In Serbia Hernjak is most numerous in: North Bačka District, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Hernjak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hernjak surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Hernjak earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning $53,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernják951/
Chernjak931/
Ernjak9241/
Hornjak86987/
Herniak86170/
Hernyak8633/
Gernjak8614/
Hirnjak862/
Cherniak8012,347/
Chernyak8010,898/
Chernhak8095/
Khernyak803/
Gernjack801/
Hirnjack801/
Hierniak801/
Ernyak771/
Ornjak771/
Cherinsak752,985/
Cherniack75142/
Cherniakh7548/
Herenchak7523/
Chernyakh7512/
Hierzniak751/
Cheerniak751/
Cherrniak751/
Hyrniak712,324/
Horniak711,775/
Hirniak71410/
Hernyák71118/
Cherñak7148/
Cherinchak7135/
Hirnyak7114/
Hernhag7113/
Gerniak7112/
Harnyak717/
Gernyak716/
Herneac716/
Harniak714/
Herendziak712/
Cherniacke711/
Hirnják711/
Cherniakova671,580/
Erynchak6721/
Hornyack6717/
Erinchak674/
Cherñiak673/
Cherniac673/
Horniack673/
Khirnyak673/
Chernyag673/
Erenchak672/
Cherniakowa671/
Chirnyak671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hernjak
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