Jezernik Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jezernik Surname User-submission:

The surname Jezernik comes from the Slovenian word jezero, meaning 'lake'. The ending -nik is often added to geographical names to indicate that someone comes from a particular place. Thus, Jezernik means 'one from near the lake' or 'one from the region of the lake'.

Jezernik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5701:4,364821
Croatia3041:13,9102,735
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Austria171:500,90847,931
Hungary121:818,02342,199
England61:9,286,343223,652
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jezernik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Jezernik comes from the Slovenian word jezero, meaning 'lake'. The ending -nik is often added to geographical names to indicate that someone comes from a particular place. Thus, Jezernik means 'one from near the lake' or 'one from the region of the lake'.

- suysbryan

Jezernik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jezernik is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Jezernik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jezernik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 377,677th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. The surname Jezernik is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jezernik are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Jezernik is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 570 people, or 1 in 4,364. In Slovenia Jezernik is most frequent in: Savinja, where 67 percent reside, Carinthia, where 10 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jesernik8847/
Gezernik8816/
Ezernick881/
Jeserznik827/
Ezernek801/
Jesernig7550/
Ezerneck753/
Jessernig7177/
Jessernigg672/
Sisernik631/

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