Jezernik Surname
Approximately 946 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 570 | 1:4,364 | 821 |
| Croatia | 304 | 1:13,910 | 2,735 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 1:127,913 | 4,949 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jezernik Surname Meaning
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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'.
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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.
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