Zhernak Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhernak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhernak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1011:94,07014,536
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921

Zhernak Last Name Facts

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

Zhernak (Russian: Жернак) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhernak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Zhernak are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Belarus, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 94,070. In Belarus it is mostly found in: Grodno Region, where 53 percent live, Minsk, where 28 percent live and Brest Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from Belarus this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent live and Ukraine, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zhernak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhernak in the Russian language
Жернакzernak-

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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
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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 Zhernak
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