Zernitz Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zernitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zernitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Zernitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zernitz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zernitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zernitz is the 1,666,404th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Zernitz reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany Zernitz is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 46 percent live, Hamburg, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany Zernitz occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 45 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Zernitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zernitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zernitz surname contracted 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerniz921/
Zarnitz86171/
Cernitz8678/
Gernitz8622/
Jernitz861/
Zschernitz82236/
Sernitze8029/
Chernitz8011/
Jerneitz806/
Czernitc803/
Czernetz801/
Czernicz801/
Zernic7713/
Zernez7710/
Serniz7710/
Cerniz776/
Zernić773/
Gerniz772/
Zarniz772/
Schernitz756/
Czerniecz751/
Tschernitz71389/
Czernic71227/
Zernich7185/
Sernetz7162/
Sörnitz7141/
Jernetz7138/
Jernits7135/
Sarnitz7135/
Sernaiz7112/
Zarnits718/
Gernetz714/
Czernić711/
Gernaiz711/
Schiernitz711/
Czerniec67898/
Czernich67130/
Chernetz6760/
Czernics6717/
Szernich6712/
Csernits6711/
Cernaits6710/
Szernecz674/
Sernitse672/

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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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  • 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 Zernitz
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