Jernej Surname
Approximately 483 people bear this surname
Jernej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 406 | 1:20,974 | 3,281 |
| Slovenia | 41 | 1:60,675 | 9,198 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Jernej (7,386) may also be a first name.
Jernej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jernej Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jernej is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jernej? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 632,228th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Jernej are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 74,895th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 7,386 people.
The last name is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 20,974. In Austria Jernej is most common in: Carinthia, where 82 percent live, Styria, where 14 percent live and Upper Austria, where 2 percent live. Outside of Austria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 8 percent live and Croatia, where 4 percent live.
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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 Jernej
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