Sernius Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Sernius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sernius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Šernius (2) are calculated separately.

Sernius (23) may also be a first name.

Sernius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sernius is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Šernius. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sernius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Sernius live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lithuania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 606,918. In Lithuania Sernius is most prevalent in: Klaipėda County, where 80 percent reside and Panevėžys County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Lithuania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent reside.

Sernius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sernius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sernius last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sernius Last Name Statistics demography

Sernius earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šernius952/
Shernius9311/
Cernius86101/
Jernius8628/
Serniuh861/
Sirenius80147/
Syrenius80108/
Sierniuć801/
Shernyus801/
Cerniu772/
Sergnieux7515/
Girnius71268/
Cerniuc7132/
Cernoiu7123/
Gernéus711/
Cerniou711/
Cernjus711/
Chernyus6715/
Cherniuh672/
Chernyush631/
Cernău627/
Jörnéus578/
Shirgnu573/
Cearnău572/
Cernjos571/
Cerneos571/
Girnyus571/
Cirnoiu571/
Cerneüs571/
Cergneux53300/
Chernoju5312/
Cyrenyus530/

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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 Sernius
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