Zhorniak Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Zhorniak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1,170 | 1:38,908 | 5,628 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Zhorniak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhorniak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhorniak (Georgian: ჟორნიაკ) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zhorniak click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhorniak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 318,071st most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhorniak are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,170 people, or 1 in 38,908. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Poltava Oblast, where 21 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 18 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent live. Barring Ukraine it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 0 percent live and Georgia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zorniak | 93 | 69 | / |
| Zhornyak | 88 | 251 | / |
| Chorniak | 88 | 170 | / |
| Czorniak | 88 | 148 | / |
| Zgorniak | 88 | 8 | / |
| Zornjak | 80 | 97 | / |
| Zerniak | 80 | 71 | / |
| Zarniak | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jorniak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Żorniak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Czerniak | 75 | 10,881 | / |
| Czarniak | 75 | 2,039 | / |
| Ziarniak | 75 | 320 | / |
| Charniak | 75 | 131 | / |
| Chornyak | 75 | 104 | / |
| Zhernyak | 75 | 92 | / |
| Zharnyak | 75 | 22 | / |
| Zierniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tzerniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zcarniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czorniok | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zzerniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czorniaková | 74 | 2 | / |
| Zarimniak | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tsherniak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Czerniack | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chornyack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarniak | 67 | 1,003 | / |
| Serniak | 67 | 545 | / |
| Surniak | 67 | 197 | / |
| Tscherniak | 67 | 56 | / |
| Černiak | 67 | 55 | / |
| Carniak | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zernyak | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jarniak | 67 | 15 | / |
| Čornjak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Corniac | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jornjak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sornjak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zornyakova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jornyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Żerniak | 67 | 1 | / |
Zhorniak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhorniak in the Georgian language | ||
| ჟორნიაკ | zhorniak | - |
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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 Zhorniak
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